CPSC, Ames True Temper Re-Announce Recall of Wheelbarrows - Company Offering Gardening Tool Gift to Consumers with Repair
CPSC recall 04169. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The plastic wheel assemblies on these wheelbarrows can break when the tires are being inflated. This can result in plastic pieces exploding from the rims of the wheels, possibly hitting nearby consumers and causing lacerations and other injuries.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
To prevent further injuries, consumers should not inflate the tires on these wheelbarrows. Ames True Temper is offering a free replacement steel wheel assembly for each wheelbarrow and is offering consumers a free gardening tool gift as an incentive to have this repair performed.
CPSC recall 04169 has the recall date 23 Jun 2004. The notice names the firm O. Ames, a predecessor company of Ames True Temper. The recall has about 647,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2004 has 13,500 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Wheelbarrows/Garden Carts.
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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 | Ames True Temper has learned of additional serious incidents involving the recalled wheelbarrows since the original recall announcement. A total of 21 incidents have occurred from 1996 to the present, including injuries involving hand, arm and facial fractures and cuts. In a few cases, more serious and permanent injuries have been reported. |
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| Units | 647,000 |
| Description | The wheel assemblies on these wheelbarrows have a black plastic rim and have an approximately 14-inch diameter wheel. They have red, green, or orange tubs or trays made of steel or plastic and were sold under the brand names "Easy Roller," "Homeowner," "Mustang," or "Thoroughbred." The brand name was printed on the label attached to the tray at the time of purchase. Wheelbarrows with metal wheel assemblies are not part of this recall. No "True Temper" or "Jackson" wheelbarrow is part of this recall. In addition to the free replacement wheel assembly and free gardening tool incentive, the company is conducting the recall campaign with new measures to reach home gardeners who are the primary users of these recalled wheelbarrows. These new measures include placing ads in gardening publications, providing recall information to editors and webmasters of specialty gardening magazines and websites, and providing new point-of-sale posters to retailers. |
| Product | Wheelbarrows sold under the brand names "Easy Roller," "Homeowner," "Mustang," or "Thoroughbred", About 647,000, Wheelbarrows/Garden Carts |
| Sold at | Hardware stores and home centers nationwide sold the recalled wheelbarrows, from January 1993 through December 2000, for between $20 and $30. |
| Manufacturer | O. Ames, a predecessor company of Ames True Temper Inc |
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- Hazard: Laceration
- Hazard: Explosion
- Category: Wheelbarrows/Garden Carts
- CPSC recalls of 2004
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 647,000Median of 2004: 13,500
- CPSC recalls of 2004
- 278
- Recalls of 2004 with one of the same hazards
- 7%
- Recalls of 2004 in the category Wheelbarrows/Garden Carts
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name O. Ames, a predecessor company of Ames True Temper
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 04169The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 04169. https://recallregister.com/product/2644-cpsc-ames-true-temper-re-announce-recall-of-wheelbarrows-company-offer/. 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 04169 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Ames True Temper has learned of additional serious incidents involving the recalled wheelbarrows since the original recall announcement. A total of 21 incidents have occurred from 1996 to the present, including injuries involving hand, arm and facial fractures and cuts. In a few cases, more serious and permanent injuries have been reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Hardware stores and home centers nationwide sold the recalled wheelbarrows, from January 1993 through December 2000, for between $20 and $30.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 04169?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 647,000