MTD Products Recalls Cub Cadet Commercial Lawn Mowers Due to Risk of Fire (Recall Alert)
Home product recall 13-733. Announced by CPSC on Apr 29, 2013.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 29, 2013. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- About 2,100 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?
Fuel can leak from the vent valve grommet on top of the fuel tank during operation, posing a risk of fire.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled mowers and contact an authorized Cub Cadet service dealer for a free repair. Cub Cadet is contacting its customers directly.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: repair.
- How to reach the firm: Cub Cadet; toll-free at (888) 848-6038, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Saturday, or online at www.cubcadet.com and click on “Product Recalls” for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves eight 2011 model Cub Cadet commercial zero turn lawn mowers. Models included in the recall are: M54-KH, M60-KH, M60-KW, M72-KW, S6031-KW, S7237-KW, TANK L48 and TANK L60. Mowers included in the recall were manufactured between January 2011 and December 2011. A label located on the frame under the foot rest lists the model number and the month and year date of manufacture (DOM).
About 2,100 units, as CPSC gives them.
Cub Cadet 2011 Commercial Zero Turn Mowers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 8 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Cub Cadet 2011 Commercial Zero Turn Mower M54 KH
- Cub Cadet 2011 Commercial Zero Turn Mower M60 KH
- Cub Cadet 2011 Commercial Zero Turn Mower M60 KW
- Cub Cadet Mower M72-KW
- Cub Cadet 2011 Commercial Zero Turn Mower S6031 KW
- Cub Cadet 2011 Commercial Zero Turn Mower S7237 KW
- Cub Cadet 2011 Commercial Zero Turn Mower TANK L48
- Cub Cadet 2011 Commercial Zero Turn Mower TANK L60
Who made and sold it?
- Made by MTD Products Inc, Cleveland, Ohio.
- Independent Cub Cadet dealers nationwide from January 2011 through January 2013 for between $7,700 and $18,700.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Cub Cadet has received 106 reports of fuel leaking or seeping from the top of the tank, including one report of a fire. 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.
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.