CPSC, Cub Cadet Corp. Announce Recall of Garden Tractors
Home product recall 02-059. Announced by CPSC on Dec 11, 2001.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 11, 2001. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 6,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The tractor’s rear wheel can loosen and spin free on its axle, resulting in a loss of power to the wheel and brake, which poses the risk of injury to consumers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these garden tractors immediately and contact the Cub Cadet dealership where the tractor was purchased to schedule a free repair.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, consumers should call Cub Cadet toll-free at (888) 848-6038 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled garden tractors have a 44-inch cutting deck, an 18- or 20-horsepower engine, a yellow base, and a black seat and steering wheel. The model name (“Cub Cadet”) is printed in blue on the engine hood near the steering wheel, and the model number (#3184) is printed in large numbers on the hood of the tractor. The name “Cub Cadet Corporation” and the model number are also printed on the model plate label affixed to the lower frame near the right front wheel.
About 6,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Cub Cadet Garden Tractors.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Cub Cadet Corp., Cleveland, Ohio.
- Authorized Cub Cadet dealers nationwide sold the garden tractors, from October 1999 through November 2001, for about $6,000.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Cub Cadet has received 44 reports of wheels loosening and spinning free on the axle, though no injuries or property damage have been reported.
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.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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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.
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