Country Home Products, Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, Country Home Products, Inc. Announce Recall for Repair of Cordless Electric Lawnmowers
A wiring problem on the lawnmower's circuit board may cause some of the safety functions to become inoperable. The mower may continue to operate, after the Operator Presence Control Bar is released. The blade also may continue to spin for an extended period of time, after the mower has been shut off. Contact with a moving lawnmower blade can result in lacerations or serious injury to the hand or foot.
- Units
- About 19,700
- Reports
- 300
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $350
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The recalled lawnmowers were sold under the DR® Whisperlite® name. They have "DR®" printed on the top of the red or yellow plastic housing, and "Whisperlite®" on a label on the front of the plastic housing. The lawnmowers are 30" long without a bag, 38 1/2" high to the handlebar, and 18" wide with a 14" cutting width.
The file
- Sold at
- The recalled lawnmowers were sold nationwide, from January 2000 to October 2001, for about $350.
- Product type
- Lawn Mowers & Accessories
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Country Home Products, Inc., of Vergennes, Vt.
Incident log
Country Home Products has received up to 300 reports of circuit board failures, with one incident resulting in a minor finger injury.
What the notice says to do
Consumers with a recalled lawn mower should immediately stop using the lawnmower. Country Home Products is sending all registered users of a Whisperlite® mower a repair kit. If you have not received a repair kit by May 1, 2002, please contact Country Home Products to request a free repair kit.
Consumers may contact Country Home Products toll-free at (800) 673-1225 Monday to Friday, from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM and Saturday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated APR 10 2002; last revised NOV 04 2025.