STIHL Incorporated 2020-09-30 Other serious CPSC
Other · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-20193
STIHL BF-KM Mini-Cultivator attachments Recall
Issued September 30, 2020 · STIHL Incorporated · 185,000 units affected
In September 2020, STIHL Incorporated recalled the STIHL BF-KM Mini-Cultivator attachments, a serious other recall reported by the CPSC.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The gearbox could have mistakenly been installed upside down by the STIHL dealer causing the tines to rotate backwards toward the operator, posing a laceration hazard to the user.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using STIHL BF-KM Mini-Cultivator attachments only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact STIHL Incorporated to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled mini-cultivator attachment and take it to an authorized STIHL servicing dealer for a free inspection and free proper assembly.
Recall details
- Brand
- STIHL Incorporated
- Category
- Other
- Recall date
- September 30, 2020
- Units affected
- 185,000
- Sold at
- Authorized STIHL servicing dealers nationwide from January 2005 through August 2020 for about $190.
- Recall number
- CPSC-20193
- Made in
- United States
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- STIHL Incorporated has 4 recalls in our database.
- We're tracking 315 Other recalls in our database.
- 185,000 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 708 US households.
- This is the 63rd Other recall we've logged in 2020.