Log Splitters: CPSC recalls in this category

9 CPSC recalls are in the product category Log Splitters. That is 0.1% of the 10,027 CPSC recalls on the register. The notices give about 71,720 units for these recalls. The median recall has 8,000 units.

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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.

Newest recalls

The newest 9 of 9.

Newest CPSC recalls in the category Log Splitters
Date	Recall	Firm	Hazard	Units	CPSC number
30 May 2012	ECHO Bear Cat Recalls Hydraulic Log Splitters Due to Impact Hazard	Crary Industries	Impact injury	120	12189
7 Jul 2011	Changzhou Globe Tool Group Recalls Electric Log Splitters Due to Laceration or Amputation Hazard; Firm to Provide Additional On-Product Warnings; Sold Exclusively at Lowe's Stores	Changzhou Globe Tool Group	Laceration, Amputation	20,000	11273
10 Dec 2009	MTD Recalls Log Splitters Due to Amputation Hazard	MTD Products	Amputation	26,000	10062
1 Apr 2009	Brave Products Reannounces Recall of Log Splitters; Additional Incidents Prompt Urgent Warning of Amputation Hazard	Brave Products	Amputation	8,000	09174
17 Jul 2008	Log Splitter Engines Recalled By American Honda Motor Co. Due to Fire Hazard	American Honda Motor	Fire, Explosion	5,600	08332
24 Jul 2007	Additional Incidents Prompt Log Splitter Recall Expansion by Brave Products; Could Pose Serious Injury Risk	Brave Products		8,000	07243
15 Feb 2005	CPSC, Brave Products Announce Recall of Log Splitters	Brave Products Inc., Streator, Ill		4,000	05110
30 Sep 1999	Engines on Outdoor Power Equipment Recalled by Tecumseh Products	Tecumseh Products	Explosion		99177
24 Apr 1991	Stop Using "Bark Buster" Auger Type Log Splitters Safety Commission Warns Consumers	Diversified Industries			91060

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.

Hazards

Log Splitters: recalls that name each hazard
Hazard		Recalls
Amputation		3
Other		3
Explosion		2
Fire		1
Impact injury		1
Laceration		1

Firms

Firms with a page, in the order of the number of recalls.

Recalls by year

CPSC recalls in the category Log Splitters, by the year of the recall date. The largest year is 2009, with 2 recalls.

Units in these recalls: 71,720
Median units of one recall: 8,000All CPSC recalls: 8,800
Share of all CPSC recalls on the register: 0.1%

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. Log Splitters: CPSC recalls in this category. https://recallregister.com/category/log-splitters/. 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

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Questions

Which hazards do the recalls in the category Log Splitters have?: Amputation: 3 recalls. Other: 3 recalls. Explosion: 2 recalls.
What is the newest CPSC recall in the category Log Splitters?: CPSC recall 12189, with the recall date 30 May 2012. The CPSC title is: ECHO Bear Cat Recalls Hydraulic Log Splitters Due to Impact Hazard
Which firms have a page and a recall in the category Log Splitters?: 2 firms on this page. The list is in the order of the number of recalls and starts with American Honda Motor, with 1.
Where does the category Log Splitters come from?: Log Splitters is a product type of CPSC. This site uses the type of the first product of a recall. Most records before 2010 have no product type.