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Product

Craftsman 917-286450

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20160713-D763B-2147416890

Ownership age

About 57 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20160713-D763B-2147416890. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Craftsman 917-286450 (Craftsman Lawn Tractor DGS 6500 Model Number: 917-286450 Serial: 121907B001238). Incident: Abbreviated version - the longer version I just wrote did not save - frustrating! I'm the original owners of a craftsman model 917-286450 lawn tractor DSG 6500). I've owned the machine for approximately 4-5 years and keep it in excellent working order. A few weeks ago while mowing my lawn in the early cool morning, I noticed a burning smell and soon noticed that the motor had caught fire. Within seconds the machine was burning uncontrollably. I quickly jumped off the machine unharmed and raced for a nearby water hose. I became increasing concerned about the machine exploding and injury me and/or my kids who can running with curiosity. Potentially just as alarming was the possibly of a huge grass fire threatening all the residences along the periphery of our property. Fortunately for all I was able to extinguish the fire from a marginally safe distance; however, I was seconds from calling 911 emergency.... extremely scary situation!!

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