The Toro Company · Recalled
The Toro Company Recalls Electric Blowers Due to Projectile Hazards
The blower's impeller, which is a rotating component on the blower, can break, resulting in pieces of plastic flying out of the blower. This poses a risk of serious injury to the user or a bystander.
- Units
- About 900,000
- Reports
- 154
- Injuries
- 21
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $32
- 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 recall involves Toro Power Sweep electric blower model 51586 that was manufactured between 2000 and 2002. The electric blowers have serial numbers that range between 000055100 and 220255609. There are two decals on the main housing of the blower. One decal reads, "TORO Power Sweep" and the decal on the opposite side of the blower contains the model number and serial number. The recalled units can be identified by a black impeller fan, which can be seen through the air inlet screen on the bottom of the unit.
The file
- Sold at
- Toro dealers and various mass retailers nationwide including The Home Depot, Lowe's, Target and K-Mart stores from January 2000 through late December 2002 for about $32.
- Product type
- Blowers
- Made in
- United States
- Recalled by
- The Toro Company, of Bloomington, Minn.
Incident log
Toro has received 154 reports of broken impellers, including 21 reports of minor cuts and bruises resulting from projected impeller pieces.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using the recalled blowers immediately and contact Toro to receive a replacement blower.
For more information, contact Toro at (888) 279-3191 between 7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday. Consumers can also visit the Toro web site at www.toro.com. The Toro Company has notified registered owners directly.
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 JUL 26 2007; last revised MAY 23 2014.
