STIHL: CPSC product recalls

19 CPSC recalls name STIHL. The recall dates are from 1994 to 2025. The notices give about 2,860,820 units for these recalls. The incident text of 3 recalls reports an injury.

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CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on 1 Oct 2026. The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: 24 Sep 2026.

Recalls

19 recalls, newest first.

CPSC recalls that name STIHL
Date	Recall	Category	Hazard	Units	CPSC number
6 Nov 2025	STIHL Recalls BR 800 Backpack Blowers Due to Laceration Hazard		Laceration	47,800	26072
14 Sep 2023	STIHL Recalls MSA 300 Chain Saws Due to Laceration Hazard		Laceration	2,800	23282
30 Sep 2020	STIHL Recalls to Repair Mini-Cultivator Attachments Due to Laceration Hazard		Laceration	185,000	20193
23 Jan 2020	STIHL Recalls Pressure Washers Due to Injury Hazard			16,400	20057
5 Sep 2019	STIHL PolyCut Mowing Heads Recalled Due to Injury Hazard			73,000	19201
12 Nov 2015	STIHL Recalls Edgers, Trimmer/Brushcutters, Pole Pruners and KombiMotors Due to Fire Hazard	Manual Lawn Trimmers or Edgers	Fire	140,000	16031
14 Feb 2012	STIHL Recalls Chain Saws Due to Risk of Injury	Chain Saws	Impact injury	3,000	12108
25 May 2011	STIHL Recalls Yard Power Products Due to Burn and Fire Hazards	Gardening and Landscaping	Fire, Burn	2,300,000	11226
23 Dec 2010	STIHL Inc. Recalls Chain Saws Due to Laceration Hazard	Chain Saws	Laceration	5,000	11080
16 Dec 2010	Trimmers/Brushcutters Recalled by STIHL Incorporated Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)	Brushcutters		1,000	11711
11 Jan 2006	CPSC, Stihl Inc. Announce Recall of Chain Saws	Chain Saws	Fire	23,500	06063
18 Oct 2005	CPSC, Stihl Inc. Announce Recall of Backpack Blowers	Blowers		6,230	06008
11 Feb 2005	CPSC, Stihl Inc. Announce Recall of Multi-Task Tools	Hedge Trimmers	Impact injury	45,000	05105
13 Nov 2002	CPSC, Stihl Inc. Announce Recall of Chain Saws	Chain Saws	Fire	3,000	03037
21 Jun 2001	CPSC, Firms Announce Recall of Chain Saws and Child Table Seats	Chain Saws	Laceration	1,000	01175
20 Mar 2001	CPSC, STIHL Inc. Announce Recall of Backpack Blowers	Blowers	Fire, Burn	890	01109a
20 Oct 1999	CPSC & Stihl Recall Various Weed Trimmers, Brushcutters and Augers	Weed Trimmers	Fire	7,200	00007b
18 Feb 1997	Chain Saws Recalled by Stihl	Chain Saws	Fire, Burn		97070
30 Aug 1994	Stihl Recalls Certain Model Chain Saws	Chain Saws	Fire, Burn		94122

Recall notice: The page that CPSC publishes for one recall of a consumer product. It states the product, the hazard, the remedy and the incidents.

Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

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Hazards and categories

STIHL: recalls that name each hazard
Hazard		Recalls
Fire		8
Laceration		5
Burn		4
Other		4
Impact injury		2

Product categories

Chain Saws7
Blowers2
Brushcutters1
Gardening and Landscaping1
Hedge Trimmers1
Manual Lawn Trimmers or Edgers1
Weed Trimmers1

Recalls by year

CPSC recalls that name STIHL, by the year of the recall date. The largest year is 2001, with 2 recalls.

Official channels

CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.

Cite this page

Recall Register. STIHL: CPSC product recalls. https://recallregister.com/brand/stihl/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence: US government work, public domain
Data retrieved: 29 Sep 2026
Recalls with an injury in the incident text: 3

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Questions

What is the newest CPSC recall that names STIHL?: CPSC recall 26072, with the recall date 6 Nov 2025. The CPSC title is: STIHL Recalls BR 800 Backpack Blowers Due to Laceration Hazard
Which hazards do the recalls of STIHL have?: Fire: 8 recalls. Laceration: 5 recalls. Burn: 4 recalls. The hazard names come from the hazard text of CPSC.
Which product types do the recalls of STIHL have?: Chain Saws: 7 recalls. Blowers: 2 recalls. Brushcutters: 1 recall. The product type is the type that CPSC gives.
Why does STIHL have a page here?: A firm has a page when 3 or more CPSC recalls name it. 19 recalls name STIHL as the manufacturer, the importer or the distributor.