FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 25, 2011
Release #11-226
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the
following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products
immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to
resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Gas powered STIHL trimmers, brushcutters,
KombiMotors, hedge trimmers, edgers, clearing saws, pole pruners, and backpack
blowers that utilize a toolless fuel cap
Units: About 2.3 million
Manufacturer: STIHL Inc., of Virginia Beach, Va.
Hazard: The level of ethanol and other fuel additives can distort the
toolless fuel cap, allowing fuel to spill, posing a fire and burn hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: STIHL has received 81 reports of difficulty
installing and/or removing the fuel caps and fuel spillage. No injuries have
been reported.
For more information or a list of
the products recalled:
www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11226.html
