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CPSC, Ariens Co. Announce Recall of Snowblowers

Home product recall 00-059. Announced by CPSC on Jan 27, 2000.

  • CPSC: stop using it
CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Jan 27, 2000. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

Fuel can leak from the fuel-line connection, posing a fire hazard.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Consumers should stop using these snowblowers immediately, and return the unit to a local dealer for a free repair.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: For more information, call Ariens toll-free at (888) 927-4367 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.

Which ones are recalled?

The recall includes SS322 and SS522 Ariens snowblowers manufactured in 1997 and 1999 with the following model and serial numbers located on the lower handlebar of the unit: Model Number Serial Number 938010 000101-002251 938011 000101-002295 938012 000101-002096 938015 000101-001567 938016 000101-018587 These Ariens snowblowers are orange and have “ARIENS” and “SS322” or “SS522” written on top of the engine cover. The recall also includes Lesco model LSS522 snowblowers with serial numbers 063699000001 through 063699000402. The Lesco snowblowers are green with a “Commercialpulse” label on the engine cover. The model number and serial numbers are on the lower handlebar of the unit.

About 27,000 units, as CPSC gives them.

Ariens and Lesco model snowblowers.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

CPSC’s photos

CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.

Who made and sold it?

  • Made by Ariens Co., Brillion, Wis.
  • Ariens and Lesco retail outlets, hardware stores and home centers, including Home Depot, sold these snowblowers nationwide, from July 1997 through January 2000, for $450 to $560.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

Ariens Co. has received 30 reports of fuel leaking from these snowblowers. No injuries have been reported.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
  • The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.

    Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

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