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Official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission consumer incident report from the SaferProducts.gov public database. Use the verification links below to confirm the record on SaferProducts.gov or via the public database export.

Product

Kobalt KM2040X-06 Item 506586

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20200906-42635-2147369983

Ownership age

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

Failure type

Battery failure

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20200906-42635-2147369983. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Kobalt KM2040X-06 Item 506586. Source model text: km2040x-06. Incident: Kobalt 40v cordless mower started smoking. At first thought it was the battery, but after letting it sit for a couple of hours and replacing battery, the mower is still smoking when in use. Checked online for any fixes and came across information on a recall for the mower.

This is a consumer incident report published on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by people outside of CPSC. It is not automatically an official recall or manufacturer admission.
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Official report number: 20200906-42635-2147369983. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.