CPSC, Exmark Announce Recall of Lazer Z Zero Turn Radius Riding Lawn Mowers
Home product recall 05-520. Announced by CPSC on Dec 6, 2004.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 6, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- 1,215 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?
Due to the location of the fuel line on the Lazer Z EFI riding mowers, a hole can develop, resulting in a fuel leak that could present a fire hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these Exmark riding mowers and contact their local Authorized Exmark Service Dealer to schedule a time to install a free replacement fuel line.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, contact Exmark at (800) 479-8379 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday. Consumers can also visit the firm’s website at www.Exmark.com.
Which ones are recalled?
The 2004 Model Lazer Z zero-turn (ZRT) riding mowers with 60-inch and 72-inch decks are equipped with electric fuel injection engines as follows: Model Serial Range Description Suggested Retail Price LZ28KC604 440000-500539 28HP ZRT w/60” deck $11,099 LZ28KC724 440000-500612 28HP ZRT w/72” deck $11,432 All products are equipped with a foldable roll-over protection bar. The model and serial number decal can be found on the frame below the seat.
1,215 units, as CPSC gives them.
Lazer Z EFI zero turn radius 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 Exmark Manufacturing, Beatrice, Nebraska.
- Authorized Exmark dealers sold these riding lawn mowers nationwide, from July 2003 to September 2004.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
No reports of injury or property damage.
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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