CPSC, Country Home Products, Inc. Announce Recall for Repair of Cordless Electric Lawnmowers
CPSC recall 02532. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
A wiring problem on the lawnmower's circuit board may cause some of the safety functions to become inoperable. The mower may continue to operate, after the Operator Presence Control Bar is released. The blade also may continue to spin for an extended period of time, after the mower has been shut off. Contact with a moving lawnmower blade can result in lacerations or serious injury to the hand or foot.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers with a recalled lawn mower should immediately stop using the lawnmower. Country Home Products is sending all registered users of a Whisperlite® mower a repair kit. If you have not received a repair kit by May 1, 2002, please contact Country Home Products to request a free repair kit.
CPSC recall 02532 has the recall date 10 Apr 2002. The notice names the firm Country Home Products. The recall has about 19,700 units. The median CPSC recall of 2002 has 12,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Lawn Mowers & Accessories.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | Country Home Products has received up to 300 reports of circuit board failures, with one incident resulting in a minor finger injury. |
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| Units | 19,700 |
| Description | The recalled lawnmowers were sold under the DR® Whisperlite® name. They have "DR®" printed on the top of the red or yellow plastic housing, and "Whisperlite®" on a label on the front of the plastic housing. The lawnmowers are 30" long without a bag, 38 1/2" high to the handlebar, and 18" wide with a 14" cutting width. |
| Product | DR® Whisperlite® lawnmower, About 19,700, Lawn Mowers & Accessories |
| Sold at | The recalled lawnmowers were sold nationwide, from January 2000 to October 2001, for about $350. |
| Manufacturer | Country Home Products, Inc |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 19,700Median of 2002: 12,000
- CPSC recalls of 2002
- 256
- Recalls of 2002 with one of the same hazards
- 8%
- Recalls of 2002 in the category Lawn Mowers & Accessories
- 5%
- Recalls on the register that name Country Home Products
- 8
Other recalls of the firm
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 02532The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 02532. https://recallregister.com/product/2255-cpsc-country-home-products-inc-announce-recall-for-repair-of-cordless/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 02532 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Country Home Products has received up to 300 reports of circuit board failures, with one incident resulting in a minor finger injury.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
The recalled lawnmowers were sold nationwide, from January 2000 to October 2001, for about $350.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 02532?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 19,700
- How many CPSC recalls name Country Home Products?
- 8 CPSC recalls on this register name Country Home Products. This recall is 1 of them.