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Product

Toro Recycler Recycler

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20150423-F626B-2147433477

Ownership age

About 11 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20150423-F626B-2147433477. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Toro Recycler Recycler (Toro Recycler 22 inch self propelled walk behind mower with Kohler Courage motor 149cc). Incident: I have purchased two Toro 22 inch recycler mowers from Home Depot. #1 was purchased in 2013 and #2 was purchased in 2014. Both mowers developed significant fuel leaks around the fuel cap after one season of use. #1 was taken to a repair center in the summer of 2014 and required a new fuel tank. The repair center stated that the was a defect on the tank where the fuel cap screwed on. It took approximately one month to repair due to the tank being on back order. That is why #2 was purchased. #2 developed the same problem in the spring of 2015. Both mowers were stored in a garage out of direct sunlight. The fuel leaks are bad enough to be fire hazards. A search of the Internet has revealed that others have had the same issue. The mowers are powered by Kohler Courage motors.

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