Product
Ryobi model P108; part number 130429075
Category
Electronics
Report number
20180510-A222D-2147388076
Ownership age
About 24 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Structural / mechanical failure
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20180510-A222D-2147388076. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Ryobi model P108; part number 130429075. Source model text: Ryobi P2108. Incident: I was blowing leaves when suddenly the blower made a clattering noise. I immediately stopped blowing leaves. I observed that the fan inside the leaf blower had come apart with the fan blades all broken off and flying out the back of the leaf blower. I feel very fortunate that none of the plastic pieces struck or injured me.
Official report number: 20180510-A222D-2147388076. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.