CPSC, Electrolux Home Products, Inc. Announce Recall of Garden Tractors
Home product recall 02-550. Announced by CPSC on Aug 6, 2002.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 6, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 22,000 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?
Under certain operating conditions, the rear wheel hub may crack or wear 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 who have purchased one of these garden tractors (within the affected date code range) are asked to stop using the tractor immediately, call the appropriate telephone number for your model in the list, give the customer service representative your garden tractor model name, model number and serial number information. This information is located under the tractor seat on the fender. We will verify if your tractor is affected by this recall. If your tractor is affected, we will schedule a free repair of the unit.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, call Electrolux Home Products, Inc. at (888) 643- 1415 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The recall includes the following Sears Craftsman, Husqvarna and Poulan Pro garden tractors, with model numbers and serial date codes in the following ranges: Brand Model Number Serial Date Service Repair Center Sears Craftsman All Begin with 917. 274960; 274961; 275000; 275020; 275040; 275041; 275221; 275222; 275223; 275241; 275242; 601900; 601901; 601931; 601940; 601941 011501- 092101 (800) 659-5917 www.sears.com Husqvarna GTH2550XPA; GTH2550XPB; GTH2550C 011501- 092101 (800) 438-7297 Poulan Pro PRGT22H48A; 917.279981 (PRGT22H50B) (Sold at Sears) 917.279983 (PRGT22H50D) (sold at Sears) 011501- 092101 (800) 849-1297 (800) 659-5917 www.sears.com They were manufactured in the USA.
About 22,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Sears Craftsman, Husqvarna and Poulan Pro garden tractors.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Cleveland, OH.
- Mass merchandisers and authorized dealerships, sold the recalled garden tractors, from January 2001 to September 2001, for between $2,300 and $4,000.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
One incident reported. No injuries 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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