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Troy TR197BV

1 source-linked failure report. Most reported: Explosion / rupture. Typical failure around 1 yr.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

1 confirmed failure reports

Reliability summary

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1 confirmed failure report · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

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Most common issue: Explosion / rupture
Typical first failure: 1 yr; Median of confirmed reports with timing
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Explosion / rupture1 · 100%

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Explosion / rupture

Leaf Blowers (1461)

12 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 16, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20190517-F334E-2147380917. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Troy TR197BV (Troy Bilt Leaf Blower 69dB(A), 450 CFM/240mph). Incident: I was blowing leaves off the paved driveway and my electric Troy Bilt leaf blower exploded. The leaf blower was less than one year old. It suddenly exploded with a deafening explosion It blew off a piece of plastic housing that we have been unable to find. Also, the internal propeller blew out. (See photo). I researched online to find answers to why this happened and found this news item from 2013 in Houston describing the identical incident. It was fortunate that I was not hit by the projectile as was the woman in this news item. Had I not found this news item I would have thrown the blower away and bought a new gas blower instead. However, now I realize this is is a faulty design of the Troy Bilt leaf blower and want to protect future consumers of this product. https://www.click2houston.com/consumer/leaf-blower-explodes-in-houston-womans-hand_20151124024147709

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12 months

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88%

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