Name of Product: BR 500 and BR 550 Backpack Blowers
Units: About 6,230
Manufacturer: Stihl Inc. of Virginia Beach, Va.
Hazard: The fan wheel on these backpack blowers could break, resulting
in pieces of plastic flying out of the blower housing. This poses a risk
of injury to the user or a bystander.
Incidents/Injuries: Stihl has received five reports of the fan wheel
breaking. No injuries have been reported.
Description: These backpack blowers have serial numbers ranging from
264264925 through 264740832 which are located on top of the engine's
cylinder on the fin. The spark plug boot can be removed to view the
serial number from the exterior of the blower.
Sold at: Authorized Stihl dealers nationwide from January 2005 through
May 2005 for about $450.
Consumer Contact: Contact Stihl at (800) 610-6677 between 7 a.m. and 8
p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit Stihl's Web site at
www.stihlusa.com
To view this recall online, please visit our website at:
https://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06008.html
Units: About 6,230
Manufacturer: Stihl Inc. of Virginia Beach, Va.
Hazard: The fan wheel on these backpack blowers could break, resulting
in pieces of plastic flying out of the blower housing. This poses a risk
of injury to the user or a bystander.
Incidents/Injuries: Stihl has received five reports of the fan wheel
breaking. No injuries have been reported.
Description: These backpack blowers have serial numbers ranging from
264264925 through 264740832 which are located on top of the engine's
cylinder on the fin. The spark plug boot can be removed to view the
serial number from the exterior of the blower.
Sold at: Authorized Stihl dealers nationwide from January 2005 through
May 2005 for about $450.
Consumer Contact: Contact Stihl at (800) 610-6677 between 7 a.m. and 8
p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit Stihl's Web site at
www.stihlusa.com
To view this recall online, please visit our website at:
https://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06008.html
