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Product

Toro Toro Rake and Vac model 51585

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20170519-0629C-2147400388

Ownership age

About 1 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20170519-0629C-2147400388. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Toro Toro Rake and Vac model 51585. Incident: I bought a lawn mower at home depot about a month ago... When my mower failed to start I realized it has a over fill valve. it more of a port where a tube should go. And was leaking fuel all over the air filter ... at the bottom of the air filter discovered is a slot guess gas is suppose to run off here. My concern is at the 2nd lower part of air filter is the carburetor. if that carburetor ever sparked it could cause a fire. not to mention leaking grass is not good. naturally on a hill with mower on side leaks more gas through this valve. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A EITHER A RECALL OR INSTR5UCTED TO GO BACK TO THE 290 CC ENGINE THAT DIDN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE. I FEEL NOT ONLY UNSAFE But feel there should be warnings all over the machine. I went to home depot and this is the same on all the 163 briggs straton engines

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