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Riding Lawn Mowers

CPSC product category · 22 recalls · 0.2% of the register · about 97,350 units

22 CPSC recalls on this register (0.2% of 10,027) are filed under Riding Lawn Mowers, most in 2015 (6). Together they cover about 97,350 units; the median recall lists 3,700.

The hazards mentioned most often are fire, other and crash.

Hazards cited

Firms named most often

FirmRecalls
Exmark Manufacturing3
Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group2
Deere & Company2
Kubota Manufacturing2
Shivvers Manufacturing2
The Toro2
Briggs & Stratton1
Excel Industries1
MTD Products1

Recalls by year

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CPSC recalls in Riding Lawn Mowers by year announced.

Median units per recall: 3,700 (all recalls: 8,800).

Most recent recalls

DateRecallFirmHazardUnitsNo.
22 Dec 2015John Deere Recalls Zero Turn Lawn Mowers Due to Risk of Fire, Serious Injury or Death (Recall Alert)Deere & CompanyFire, Laceration15016717
24 Nov 2015Exmark Recalls Quest Riding Mowers Due to a Fire HazardExmark ManufacturingFire, Fracture50016043
24 Nov 2015Toro Recalls TimeCutter Riding Mowers Due to Fire HazardThe ToroFire, Fracture8,60016044
30 Sep 2015Shivvers Recalls Country Clipper Lawn Mowers Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)Shivvers ManufacturingFire45015755
25 Aug 2015Scag Power Equipment Recalls Lawn Mowers Due to Fire HazardScag Power Equipment, a division of Metalcraft of MaryvilleFire4,40015222
23 Jul 2015Briggs & Stratton Recalls Simplicity Riding Mowers and Garden Tractors Due to Risk of InjuryBriggs & Stratton2,80015197
20 Nov 2014Bob-Cat Recalls Zero Turn Mowers Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)Schiller Grounds CareCrash4,90015708
16 Oct 2014Briggs & Stratton Recalls Snapper Rear Engine Riding Mowers Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group8,50015707
25 Sep 2014Shivvers Recalls Country Clipper Riding Lawn Mowers Due to Fire HazardShivvers ManufacturingFire, Overheating1,65014282
15 May 2014Exmark Recalls Quest ZRT Riding Mowers Due to Loss of Steering Control and Crash HazardExmark ManufacturingCrash5,30014184
27 Mar 2014Excel Industries Recalls BigDog and Hustler Mowers due to Risk of Injury (Recall Alert)Excel Industries, Inc., Hesston, Kan3,70014726
21 May 2013Kubota Recalls Riding Mowers Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)Kubota ManufacturingFire8,60013734
9 May 2013Toro Recalls Zero Turn Riding Mowers Due to Fire HazardThe ToroFire3,70013187
29 Apr 2013MTD Products Recalls Cub Cadet Commercial Lawn Mowers Due to Risk of Fire (Recall Alert)MTD ProductsFire2,10013733
1 Nov 2012Excel Industries Recalls Hustler and BigDog Lawn Mowers Due to Fire HazardExcel IndustriesFire18,00013704
2 May 2012Exmark Quest ZRT Riding Mowers Recalled Due to Crash HazardExmark MfgCrash2,20012732
14 Sep 2011Kubota Recalls Riding Mowers Due to Fire HazardKubota ManufacturingFire6,10011751
13 Apr 2011Cub Cadet Recalls Riding Lawn Mowers Due to Fire HazardMTD Consumer GroupFire4,30011733
30 Mar 2011Mowers Recalled by The Toro Company Due to Injury HazardThe Toro Company, Bloomington, Minn3,70011731
29 Mar 2011Exmark Recalls Pioneer S-Series Mowers Due to Crash HazardExmark ManufacturingCrash75011730
27 Oct 2010Mowers Equipped with Foot Lift Option and Foot Lift Options Kits Recalled by John Deere Due to Injury HazardDeere & Company6,45011706
15 Oct 2010Briggs & Stratton Recalls Riding Mowers Due to Injury Hazard from Projectiles; Sold Exclusively at SearsBriggs & Stratton Power Products Group50011704

Questions and answers

How many CPSC recalls are there for Riding Lawn Mowers?

22 on this register (0.2% of 10,027), covering about 97,350 units; the median recall lists 3,700 units.

What hazards are cited for Riding Lawn Mowers?

fire (12), other (6), crash (4), fracture (2).

Where does the category come from?

It is the product type CPSC assigns to the first product in each recall record. Records without a product type (mostly before 2010) are not in any category.

Provenance

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission Recall Retrieval Web Services, public domain, retrieved 29 Sep 2026; latest record dated 24 Sep 2026. See the methodology.