SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20220602-3F093-2147355847. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Kobalt KM2040X-06 Item 506586 (Kobalt 20 inch battery powered push mower Model KM2040X-06, Serial number KBSS3330373 with a manufacture date of 11/29/13.). Incident: I have a Kobalt 20 inch mower Model KM2040X-06 Serial number KBS3330373. Recently I was using the mower, it has two battery compartments, the mower shut off while I was using it. There are indicator lights next to the battery compartments and they both starting flashing just before the mower shut off. The mower also started smoking, fortunately it didn't catch fire. I remembered receiving a recall notice but I hadn't ever notified Sun Works. The issue I experienced is identical to the details in the recall notice. I contacted Sun Works today and I was told that my mower is outside of the recall dates. The production date on my mower is 11/29/13 and the person on the phone informed me that the recall start date is 2014. I am making you aware because based on what happened, it is the same product and the production date is just before the start of the mowers that were recalled. They didn't off any consideration to repair the issue other than provide information I can us to trouble shoot it myself.