STIHL Incorporated 2025-11-06 Kitchen moderate CPSC
Kitchen · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-26072
STIHL BR 800 Backpack Blower Recall
Issued November 6, 2025 · STIHL Incorporated · 47,800 units affected
In November 2025, STIHL Incorporated recalled the STIHL BR 800 Backpack Blower, a moderate kitchen recall reported by the CPSC.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The fan wheel inside the backpack blower can break apart, posing a laceration hazard.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using STIHL BR 800 Backpack Blower 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 STIHL BR 800 backpack blower and bring it to an authorized STIHL servicing dealer for a free inspection and replacement of the fan wheel.
Recall details
- Brand
- STIHL Incorporated
- Category
- Kitchen
- Recall date
- November 6, 2025
- Units affected
- 47,800
- 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.
- Recall number
- CPSC-26072
- Made in
- United States
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- STIHL Incorporated has 4 recalls in our database.
- We're tracking 296 Kitchen recalls in our database.
- 47,800 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 2,741 US households.
- This is the 45th Kitchen recall we've logged in 2025.