Cs-500VL Chain Saw Recalled by Echo
CPSC recall 86053. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Laceration
CPSC recall 86053 has the recall date 28 Aug 1986. The notice names the firm Echo. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Chain Saws.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Cs-500VL Chain Saw Recalled by Echo NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Phone number. FOR RELEASE Originally issued August 28, 1986; Revised April 1, 2005 Release # 86-53 Echo Recalls Model Cs-500VL Chain Saw Washington, DC -- In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Echo Incorporated of Lake Zurich, Illinois today announced the voluntary recall of all model 500VL gasoline powered chain saws manufactured from 1979 to 1980. Some 8,500 Echo model 500VL chain saws with flywheel problems are being recalled voluntarily by the company and replaced with a new solid- state magneto chain saw at no cost to the consumer. The firm said a special tool is required to remove the flywheel during routine chain saw maintenance, but some flywheels have been removed by consumers without aid of the tool. If the flywheel becomes distorted as a result of such removal, the flywheel may be subject to stress and vibration. Pieces of the flywheel may fly apart and strike the operator as was the case in the three accidents reported to Echo, which resulted in lacerations, fractures and amputation… |
| Product | Echo gasoline powered chain saws, Chain Saws |
| Manufacturer | Echo |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1986: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1986
- 46
- Recalls of 1986 with one of the same hazards
- 22%
- Recalls of 1986 in the category Chain Saws
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Echo
- 6
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2024 | ECHO Recalls Gas-Powered Backpack Blowers Due to Fire Hazard |
| 5 Mar 2020 | ECHO Recalls Backpack Blowers and Replacement Shoulder Straps Due to Laceration and Impact Hazards |
| 23 Feb 2012 | ECHO Recalls Backpack Blowers Due to Fire Hazard |
| 29 Jun 2004 | CPSC, Echo Inc. Announce Recall of Gas-Powered Hand Tools |
| 30 Sep 1983 | Weed & Grass Trimmers Recalled by Echo |
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 86053. https://recallregister.com/product/4655-cs-500vl-chain-saw-recalled-by-echo/. 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 86053 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 86053 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Echo?
- 6 CPSC recalls on this register name Echo. This recall is 1 of them.