CPSC, The Grasshopper Company Announce Recall of Riding Lawn Mowers
Home product recall 02-506. Announced by CPSC on Nov 16, 2001.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 16, 2001. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- 174 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 fuel tank could leak gasoline, posing a fire hazard and risk of burn injuries to consumers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the mowers immediately and contact Grasshopper to arrange for installation of a replacement fuel tank, at no charge.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Consumers may contact Grasshopper at (800) 337-0289 between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm CT Monday thru Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The recall involves Mid-Mount Series 225/52 riding mowers with serial numbers 5110281 through 5210414. Serial numbers are located on the right fender, under the seat.
174 units, as CPSC gives them.
Mid-Mount Series 225/52 riding lawn 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 The Grasshopper Co.., Moundridge, Kan.
- Specialty lawn and garden shops sold these riding mowers nationwide, from August 2000 through September 2001, for about $8,000.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Grasshopper has received 11 reports of leaking fuel tanks on these lawnmowers. No injuries 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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