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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
| Office of Information and Public Affairs | Washington, DC 20207 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2000 Release # 00-096 |
John Deere Recall Line: (800) 242-4672 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris, (301) 504-7066 John Deere Contact: Ray J. Hornak, (919) 877-0877 |
CPSC, John Deere Consumer Products Inc. Announce Recall of Homelite® Handheld Power Blowers/Vacuums
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), John Deere Consumer Products Inc., of Charlotte, N.C., is voluntarily recalling about 200,000 Homelite® handheld power blowers/vacuums. The fuel line location can cause it to contact the edge of the engine shroud, causing the line to prematurely wear. This can result in a gasoline leak, presenting a fire hazard and causing burn injuries to consumers.John Deere Consumer Products has received two reports of the fuel line leaking from these power blowers/vacuums. There have been no reports of fires or injuries.
These gasoline-powered, handheld power blowers/vacuums are red and black. The Homelite® logo is written on the inlet cover door. They can be identified by the following UT and serial numbers on a sticker attached to the unit near the blower tube:
| UT numbers | ||||
| UT08052 | UT08052A | UT08052B | UT08052C | UT08057 |
| UT08057A | UT08057B | UT08058 | UT08058A | UT08058B |
| UT08059 | UT08059A | UT08059B | UT08066 | UT08066A |
| UT08066B | UT08067 | UT08067A | UT08067C | UT08069 |
| UT08069B | UT08070R | UT08071R | UT08076 | UT08076A |
| UT08084 | UT08085 | UT08086 | UT08089 | UT08090 |
| UT08091 | UT08105 | UT08107 | UT08108 | |
| Serial numbers | |
| HT2130001 through HT3659999 | HA0010001 through HA3659999 |
| MA0010001 through MA3659999 | MB0010001 through MB0459999 |
Home center and hardware stores including the Home Depot, Eagle Hardware and Ace Hardware, sold these blowers/vacuums nationwide from August 1998 through January 2000 for about $150.
Consumers should stop using these power blowers/vacuums immediately and contact their nearest Homelite® service dealer for a free inspection and repair. To locate the local service dealer or for more information, call John Deere Consumer Products at (800) 242-4672 anytime.
