SureFit Recalls Riding Lawn Mower Blade Spindle Shafts Due to Impact Hazard (Recall Alert)
CPSC recall 18713. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The blade spindle shaft can break during lawn mowing and the broken blade pieces can become projectiles. This poses a risk of an impact injury to bystanders or damage to property.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using riding lawn mowers with SureFit blade spindle shaft and/or assemblies and contact SureFit for instructions on receiving a free replacement blade spindle shaft. The firm is contacting all known purchasers directly.
CPSC recall 18713 has the recall date 4 Jan 2018. The notice names the firm MTD Products Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. The recall has about 900 units. The median CPSC recall of 2018 has 7,200 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Impact injury.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | SureFit has received one report of blade spindle shaft breaking. No injuries or property damage have been reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 900 |
| Remedy options | Replace |
| Description | This recall involves the SureFit blade spindle shaft/assembly with model numbers 504-00341 and 504-00346. The products were sold separately as replacement blade spindle shafts/assemblies in the aftermarket for John Deere riding lawn mowers. SureFit 504-00341 Blade Spindle Assembly Numbers Affected: 504-00346 Blade Spindle Shaft |
| Product | SureFit™ riding lawn mower blade spindle shafts and assemblies, About 900 (In addition, about 75 were sold in Canada) |
| Sold at | Ball Equipment, Dixie Sales, Marr Brothers and other lawn and garden stores nationwide from January 2017 through September 2017 for about $58 for the assembly and $20 for the shaft. |
| Importer | MTD Products Inc., Cleveland, Ohio |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 900Median of 2018: 7,200
- CPSC recalls of 2018
- 258
- Recalls of 2018 with one of the same hazards
- 5%
- Recalls on the register that name MTD Products Inc., Cleveland, Ohio
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 18713The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 18713. https://recallregister.com/product/8225-surefit-recalls-riding-lawn-mower-blade-spindle-shafts-due-to-impact-h/. 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 18713 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
SureFit has received one report of blade spindle shaft breaking. No injuries or property damage have been reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Ball Equipment, Dixie Sales, Marr Brothers and other lawn and garden stores nationwide from January 2017 through September 2017 for about $58 for the assembly and $20 for the shaft.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 18713?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Replace
- How many units are in CPSC recall 18713?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 900 (In addition, about 75 were sold in Canada)