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STIHL Recalls BR 800 Backpack Blowers Due to Laceration Hazard
CPSC · November 6, 2025
- STIHL Recalls BR 800 Backpack Blowers Due to Laceration Hazard — CPSC recall announced .
- Hazard: The fan wheel inside the backpack blower can break apart, posing a laceration hazard..
- Units affected: About 47,800.
- Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled STIHL BR 800 backpack blower and bring it to an authorized STIHL….
- Details as of ; the linked official notice is authoritative for lot codes, VINs, and remedies.
- Agency
- CPSC
- Posted
- Status
- Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled STIHL…
- Recalling firm
- STIHL Incorporated, of Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Source ID
- 26072
Description
This recall involves the fan wheel of the STIHL BR 800 Magnum, models X and C-E, a backpack blower powered by a combustion engine. The backpack blower is gray and orange. "STIHL," "BR 800," and "X" or "C-E" are printed on the rear of the blower. The recalled blower's serial number is located on a label on the blower tube. Only backpack blowers with serial numbers ranging from 546515117 to 547916107 are included in the recall.
- Products
- STIHL BR 800 Backpack Blower
- Sold at
- Authorized STIHL independent dealers nationwide from May 2025 through September 2025 for about $600 for the STIHL BR 800 X Magnum model and about $700 for the STIHL BR 800 C-E Magnum model.
- Manufactured by
- STIHL Incorporated, of Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Incidents
- None reported
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