Ryobi RY401015US

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20260428-0B27C-2147320004. Matched catalog product: Ryobi RY401015US. Incident: Battery powered mower caught fire near the battery compartment under normal use mowing the lawn.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20231102-1BB43-2147344239. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Ryobi RY401015US. Incident: Mowing using a Ryobi 40V RY401015US and it started to smoke. I opened the battery compartment and saw a small flame. The mower is now burnt and singed.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20250805-B1CC0-2147328894. Severity: No Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Ryobi RY401015US. Incident: I own a Ryobi 21" lawnmower that caught fire while cutting my grass. The company says it isn't part of the recall but it did the same thing the recalled ones are doing. No injuries but very lucky I was close to my water hose before it got a chance to get to the battery.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20240528-67205-2147338958. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Ryobi RY401015US. Incident: As I was mowing my yard this past weekend, the mower suddenly ceased operation and began emitting smoke after approximately 10 minutes of use. Curious as to what was causing the issue, I opened the top where the batteries are housed and discovered a small fire behind them. Acting fast, I removed the safety pin and pulled out the batteries, extinguishing the flames without anyone being harmed. I am now collaborating with RYOBI to investigate the root cause of this alarming incident.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20250530-0808C-2147330971. Severity: No Incident, No Injury. Product: Ryobi RY401015US (Ryobi Mower, model RY401015US (107565001), Serial Number KC23092D010008). Incident: Lawn mower caught fire and burned completely. Fire department was called to put out the fire. The lawn around the lawnmower was burnt. This happened after the first battery was used and the mower was switched to the second battery. the mower started smoking almost imeadiately. At great risk to her safety, my mother in law removed both batteries from the mower while it was still smoking. The second battery was very hot. After the batteries were removed, the mower continued and increased smoking, eventually bursting into flames. The fire department was called but a neighbor assisted in putting out the flames before the fire department arrived. The flames burnt a section of the grass. There was little left of the mower other than charged plastic pieces with embedded metal and grass. Had this happened nearer to the house, it could have caught the house on fire.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20260625-CE5DD-2147315218. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Ryobi RY401015US (Ryobi 40v Crosscut Lawnmower). Incident: My Ryobi mower (model RY401015US) suddenly started smoking and stopped working, and when I removed the top cover I saw that two connectors had burned and caught on fire, also burning part of the mower's housing. Before it outright stopped working it would not turn off without removing the battery, meaning the blades would spin even when the handles were not being depressed. Not sure if it's related but it would always happen toward the end of my mowing (regular grass, not thick brush or leaves), likely when the connectors were their hottest. It was concerning enough to not let anyone else use it, as removing the battery requires you to lean in and lift a cover, and feet get uncomfortably close to the spinning blade. I did see there was a recall for my model for the exact same issue (recall 25-127), but when I entered my mower's serial number it inexplicably told me my mower wasn't included in the recall, even though the recall was to cover connectors that can catch on fire, which mine did.