Weed Trimmers: CPSC recalls in this category

14 CPSC recalls are in the product category Weed Trimmers. That is 0.1% of the 10,027 CPSC recalls on the register. The notices give about 4,232,000 units for these recalls. The median recall has 200,000 units.

Follow by RSS:Consumer product recalls

Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
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 14 of 14.

Newest CPSC recalls in the category Weed Trimmers
Date	Recall	Firm	Hazard	Units	CPSC number
4 Aug 2009	Increasing Injuries Prompt Black & Decker to Reannounce Recall of Trimmers/Edgers Due to Laceration and Burn Hazards	Black & Decker (U.S.)	Burn, Laceration, Overheating	200,000	09294
20 Jul 2007	Black & Decker Recalls Trimmers/Edgers Due to Laceration Hazard from Projectiles	Black & Decker (U.S.)	Laceration	202,000	07248
1 Aug 2006	Troy-Bilt String Trimmer Sold at Lowe's Recalled for Laceration Hazard	MTD Southwest	Laceration	20,000	06570
29 May 2003	CPSC, Conceptual Marketing & Development, Inc., Announce Recall of Weed Cutting Attachment Blades	Conceptual Marketing & Development	Laceration, Impact injury	1,100,000	03135
29 May 2001	CPSC, Garden Way Announce Recall of Trimmers/Mowers	Garden Way		2,800	01162
3 May 2000	CPSC, Weed Wizard Acquisition Corp. Announce Recall of Weed Trimmer Heads With Metal Chains	Weed Wizard Acquisition	Impact injury	2,700,000	00104
20 Oct 1999	CPSC & Stihl Recall Various Weed Trimmers, Brushcutters and Augers	Stihl	Fire	7,200	00007b
22 May 1989	Firm To Provide Guard For String Trimmer	Craftsman			89059
13 Jun 1988	Black and Decker Weed Trimmers Recall/Warning		Electric shock		88039
24 Nov 1987	Grass/Weed String Trimmers Recalled by Black And Decker	True Value Hardware	Electric shock		87070
29 Apr 1986	Weed Trimmer Repaired by Black & Decker	McCulloch	Laceration		86026
30 Sep 1983	Weed & Grass Trimmers Recalled by Echo	Echo	Laceration		83050
27 Sep 1978	Consumers Urged To Inspect Edger/Trimmer Garden Tools		Electric shock		78078
17 Aug 1977	Recall Of Weed And Grass Trimmers Announced		Electric shock		77086

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

Weed Trimmers: recalls that name each hazard
Hazard		Recalls
Laceration		6
Electric shock		4
Impact injury		2
Other		2
Burn		1
Fire		1
Overheating		1

Firms

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

Recalls by year

CPSC recalls in the category Weed Trimmers, by the year of the recall date. The largest year is 2000, with 1 recall.

Units in these recalls: 4,232,000
Median units of one recall: 200,000All 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. Weed Trimmers: CPSC recalls in this category. https://recallregister.com/category/weed-trimmers/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence: US government work, public domain
Data retrieved: 30 Sep 2026

The category is the product type that CPSC gives. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which hazards do the recalls in the category Weed Trimmers have?: Laceration: 6 recalls. Electric shock: 4 recalls. Impact injury: 2 recalls.
What is the newest CPSC recall in the category Weed Trimmers?: CPSC recall 09294, with the recall date 4 Aug 2009. The CPSC title is: Increasing Injuries Prompt Black & Decker to Reannounce Recall of Trimmers/Edgers Due to Laceration and Burn Hazards
Which firms have a page and a recall in the category Weed Trimmers?: 5 firms on this page. The list is in the order of the number of recalls and starts with Black & Decker (U.S.), with 2.
Where does the category Weed Trimmers come from?: Weed Trimmers 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.