CPSC, LG Sourcing and Lowe's Announce Recall of GardenPlus Industrial Garden Carts
CPSC recall 05062. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Over-inflation of the tires can break the metal tire rim, causing users and bystanders to be struck with pieces of metal.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Owners will receive a direct shipment of a free set of replacement wheels.
CPSC recall 05062 has the recall date 5 Dec 2004. The notice names the firm L G Sourcing. The recall has about 196,788 units. The median CPSC recall of 2004 has 13,500 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Impact injury. CPSC gives the product type Wheelbarrows/Garden Carts.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | LG Sourcing and Lowe's are aware of four incidents involving the metal rim assembly breaking during over-inflation of the tires. Three injuries occurred, including a fractured wrist, fractured fingers, and bruised hands. |
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| Units | 196,788 |
| Description | The recalled GardenPlus Industrial Garden Carts, item number 128483, were made between November 2002 and April 2004. The garden cart is a four-wheeled pull wagon with a yellow mesh steel gauge bed and reinforced sides. The cart is approximately 20 inches wide by 30 inches long and 20 inches high. This recall affects all carts sold between March 2003 and October 2004 without metal washers on the outside tire rims. |
| Product | GardenPlus Industrial Garden Cart, 196,788, Wheelbarrows/Garden Carts |
| Sold at | Lowe's retail establishments nationwide from March 2003 through October 2004 for about $70. |
| Importer | L G Sourcing Inc |
| Distributor | Lowe's Home Centers, Inc; Lowe's HIW, Inc |
| Made in | China |
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- Hazard: Impact injury
- Category: Wheelbarrows/Garden Carts
- CPSC recalls of 2004
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 196,788Median of 2004: 13,500
- CPSC recalls of 2004
- 278
- Recalls of 2004 with one of the same hazards
- 4%
- Recalls of 2004 in the category Wheelbarrows/Garden Carts
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name L G Sourcing
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 05062The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 05062. https://recallregister.com/product/2833-cpsc-lg-sourcing-and-lowe-s-announce-recall-of-gardenplus-industrial-g/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 05062 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
LG Sourcing and Lowe's are aware of four incidents involving the metal rim assembly breaking during over-inflation of the tires. Three injuries occurred, including a fractured wrist, fractured fingers, and bruised hands.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Lowe's retail establishments nationwide from March 2003 through October 2004 for about $70.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 05062?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
196,788
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China