CPSC, Toro Company Recall Riding Lawn Mowers
Home product recall 03-548. Announced by CPSC on Jul 15, 2003.
- CPSC: stop using it
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. CPSC’s own notice is on cpsc.gov.
The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jul 15, 2003. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- 7,500 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The actuator arm could fail, resulting in a loss of transmission control and risk of personal injury.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using their riding mowers until free repairs can be made. Contact a Toro dealer immediately for a free repair.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, contact Toro on (800) 525-0059, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit www.toro.com. If purchased in Canada call (800) 718-8996.
Which ones are recalled?
Model Serial Range Description 74301 230000001-230003210 14 HP 38-inch cut zero-turn radius tractor 74325 230000001-230000500 16 HP 42-inch cut zero-turn radius tractor 74330 230000001-230003070 16 HP 42-inch cut zero-turn radius tractor 74350 230000001-230001145 17 HP 42-inch cut zero-turn radius tractor The model and serial number decal can be found on the frame below the seat.
7,500 units, as CPSC gives them.
TimeCutter Z Riding Lawn Mower.
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 Toro Company, Bloomington, Minn.
- Authorized Toro dealers sold these tractors nationwide, from January 2003 to April 2003, for between $2700 and $3300.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
One consumer reported loss of control, resulting in a tip over. The consumer received a black eye, along with cuts and bruises.
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
-
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.
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.