STIHL Recalls Yard Power Products

The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kim Wilson would like to advise the public that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a recall of STIHL gas powered trimmers, brush cutters, KombiMotors, hedge trimmers, edgers, clearing saws, pole pruners, and backpack blowers that utilize a toolless fuel cap.

Consumers should stop using these products immediately and return them for repair to the authorised STIHL dealer in Bermuda, Sousa’s Landscape Management.

The following STIHL yard power tools and model numbers are included in this recall:

• Blower, backpack: BR 500, BR 550, BR 600, BR 600 Magnum
• Hedge Trimmer, extended reach: HL 90K, HL 100, HL 100K
• Pole Pruner: HT 56 C-E, HT 100, HT 101, HT 130, HT 131
• Edger: FC 56 C-E. FC 70 C-E, FC 90, FC 95, FC 100, FC 110
• Trimmer/Brushcutter: FS 40 C-E, FS 56 C-E, FS 56 RC-E, FS 70 RC-E, FS 90, FS 90 R, FS 100 RX, FS110, FS 110 R, FS 110 RX, FS 130, FS 130 R
• Clearing Saw: FS 310
• KombiEngine: KM 56 RC-E, KM 90 R, KM 110 R, KM 130 R

Visit STIHL’s website, www.stihlusa.com for additional photos of the power tools involved and photos of the toolless fuel cap. These STIHL products were distributed at authorized STIHL dealers from July 2002 through May 2011. Local recalls fall under the Consumer Protection Act 1999 section 23 (1) a, b, c. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

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