Stanley Black and Decker Inc. 2024-08-15 Electronics serious CPSC
Electronics · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-24345
DeWALT Battery Push walk-behind mowers and DeWALT Battery Self-Propelled walk-behind mowers Recall
Issued August 15, 2024 · Stanley Black and Decker Inc. · 462,009,600 units affected
In August 2024, Stanley Black and Decker Inc. recalled the DeWALT Battery Push walk-behind mowers and DeWALT Battery Self-Propelled walk-behind mowers, a serious electronics recall reported by the CPSC. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
If water gets into the mower's handle support while the battery is installed, the mower can fail to shut off when the bail handle is released or start without a key, posing a laceration hazard to the user.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using DeWALT Battery Push walk-behind mowers and DeWALT Battery Self-Propelled walk-behind mowers only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Stanley Black and Decker Inc. to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled mowers if the mower has gotten wet and contact DeWALT to receive a free repair at an authorized service center nearby.
Recall details
- Brand
- Stanley Black and Decker Inc.
- Category
- Electronics
- Recall date
- August 15, 2024
- Units affected
- 462,009,600
- Sold at
- The Home Depot, Tractor Supply, Ace Hardware and various stores nationwide and online at www.homedepot.com, www.tractorsupply.com and www.acehardware.com from January 2024 through July 2024 for between $530 and $750.
- Recall number
- CPSC-24345
- Made in
- China
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- Stanley Black and Decker Inc. has 1 recall in our database.
- We're tracking 156 Electronics recalls in our database.
- 462,009,600 units is enough to reach millions of US homes.
- This is the 21st Electronics recall we've logged in 2024.