CPSC, Lawn-Boy Inc. Announce Recall of Power Mowers
Home product recall 02-060. 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 90,000 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?
Stress cracks can develop in the mower’s fuel tank, allowing gasoline to leak and posing a risk of fire and burn injuries.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these recalled mowers immediately and contact Lawn-Boy to arrange for a free replacement fuel tank to be installed.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: To locate the nearest Lawn-Boy service dealer or for more information, consumers should call Lawn-Boy at (800) 444-8676 anytime, or go to the firm’s web site at www.lawnboy.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled Lawn-Boy SilverPro and GoldPro Series are walk-behind, 21- inch mowers powered by 2-cycle Duraforce engines. “Duraforce” is written on the top of the recoil starter. A decal on the right rear of the mower’s housing has one of the following model numbers: 10247, 10252, 10323, 10324, 10424, 10550 or 10552. The decal also has a serial number starting with “21.”
About 90,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Lawn-Boy SilverPro and GoldPro Series power mowers.
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 Lawn-Boy Inc., Bloomington, Minn.
- Lawn-Boy dealers, and department and home center stores sold these mowers, from December 2000 through November 2001, for between $300 and $600.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Lawn-Boy received nearly 400 reports of fuel tanks on these mowers leaking, and one report of a fire. No injuries or property damage were 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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