CPSC, Weed Wizard Acquisition Corp. Announce Recall of Weed Trimmer Heads With Metal Chains
CPSC recall 00104. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The end link of the trimmer's metal chain can rapidly and unexpectedly detach during use, propelling the link into the air at a high velocity. If the metal link strikes the user or a bystander, it can penetrate skin and bone, causing injury or death.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should stop using the Weed Wizards with metal chains immediately and discard or destroy the product. The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.
CPSC recall 00104 has the recall date 3 May 2000. The notice names the firm Weed Wizard Acquisition. The recall has about 2,700,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2000 has 31,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Impact injury. CPSC gives the product type Weed Trimmers.
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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 | Weed Wizard and CPSC have received 47 reports of metal links detaching from trimmers, resulting in 41 injuries, including the death of a 3-year-old girl in Alabama, who was struck in the head by a metal link. The injuries included users and bystanders being struck by metal links in the head, neck, legs, ankles and feet, resulting in penetration wounds and lacerations. |
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| Units | 2,700,000 |
| Description | The Weed Wizard being recalled replaces the string trimmer head with a metal chain trimmer head on a gas-powered weed trimmer. Only Weed Wizard trimmer heads with metal chains are part of this recall. They were sold with white replacement heads and black chains, yellow heads with black chains or yellow heads with silver chains. There is no writing on the Weed Wizard trimmer heads, but the packaging reads "Weed Wizard", "The Solution to Trimmer Line Problems", "Fits 99% of All Gas Trimmers" and "MADE IN U.S.A." |
| Product | Weed Wizard trimmer heads, About 2.7 million, Weed Trimmers |
| Sold at | Home centers, mass merchants, discount stores, hardware stores and television advertisements nationwide sold Weed Wizards with metal chains, from May 1987 through April 2000, for between $19 and $25. The replacement chain kits were sold from January 1992 through April 2000 for about $8. |
| Manufacturer | Weed Wizard Acquisition Corp |
| Made in | United States |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 2,700,000Median of 2000: 31,000
- CPSC recalls of 2000
- 191
- Recalls of 2000 with one of the same hazards
- 4%
- Recalls of 2000 in the category Weed Trimmers
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Weed Wizard Acquisition
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 00104The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 00104. https://recallregister.com/product/356-cpsc-weed-wizard-acquisition-corp-announce-recall-of-weed-trimmer-head/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- 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 00104 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Weed Wizard and CPSC have received 47 reports of metal links detaching from trimmers, resulting in 41 injuries, including the death of a 3-year-old girl in Alabama, who was struck in the head by a metal link. The injuries included users and bystanders being struck by metal links in the head, neck, legs, ankles and feet, resulting in penetration wounds and lacerations.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Home centers, mass merchants, discount stores, hardware stores and television advertisements nationwide sold Weed Wizards with metal chains, from May 1987 through April 2000, for between $19 and $25. The replacement chain kits were sold from January 1992 through April 2000 for about $8.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 00104?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 2.7 million
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
United States