CPSC, Electrolux Home Products, Inc. Announce Recall of Garden Tractors
PRODUCT: Garden Tractors - Electrolux Home Products, Inc. of Cleveland,
OH is voluntarily recalling about 22,000 garden tractors. Mass
merchandisers and authorized dealerships, sold the recalled garden
tractors from January 2001 to September 2001 for between $2,300 and
$4,000. They were manufactured in the USA.
The recall includes the following Sears Craftsman, Husqvarna and Poulan
Pro garden tractors, with model numbers and serial date codes in the
following ranges:
| Brand |
Model Number |
Serial Date |
Service Repair Center |
| Sears Craftsman |
All Begin with 917.
274960; 274961;
275000; 275020;
275040; 275041;
275221; 275222;
275223; 275241;
275242; 601900;
601901; 601931;
601940; 601941
|
011501-
092101 |
(800) 659-5917
www.sears.com |
| Husqvarna |
GTH2550XPA;
GTH2550XPB;
GTH2550C
| 011501-
092101 |
(800) 438-7297
www.husqvarna.com |
| Poulan Pro |
PRGT22H48A;
917.279981
(PRGT22H50B)
(Sold at Sears)
917.279983
(PRGT22H50D)
(sold at Sears) |
011501-
092101
|
(800) 849-1297
www.poulan.com
(800) 659-5917
www.sears.com |
PROBLEM: Under certain operating conditions, the rear wheel hub may
crack or wear and spin free on its axle, resulting in a loss of power to
the wheel and brake, which poses the risk of injury to consumers.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: One incident reported. No injuries reported.
WHAT TO DO: Consumers who have purchased one of these garden tractors
(within the affected date code range) are asked to stop using the
tractor immediately, call the appropriate telephone number for your
model listed above, give the customer service representative your garden
tractor model name, model number and serial number information. This
information is located under the tractor seat on the fender. We will
verify if your tractor is affected by this recall. If your tractor is
affected, we will schedule a free repair of the unit.
For more information, call Electrolux Home Products, Inc. at (888) 643-
1415 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday.
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