Shivvers Recalls Country Clipper Riding Lawn Mowers Due to Fire Hazard
Home product recall 14-282. Announced by CPSC on Sep 25, 2014.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Sep 25, 2014. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- About 1,650 in the U.S. and 261 in Canada 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 ignition module can fail to ground, resulting in overheating and melting, posing a fire hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lawn mowers and contact a Country Clipper dealer to schedule a free repair.
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: Country Clipper at (800) 344-8237 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.countryclipper.com and click on Recall on the left side of the page for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves model year 2012, 2013 and 2014 Country Clipper riding lawn mowers. The recalled mowers are equipped with 27-horsepower Kohler Command CV740 or Kohler Courage SV740 twin cylinder engines. The Command engine is dark gray and has the name and model number on a label on the side of the engine near the air filter. The Courage engine has a black engine shroud and has the name and model number on the top of the shroud. The recalled mowers are steered by either a joystick or two steering arms. The recalled mowers were manufactured from October 2011 to May 2014 and include the model names Challenger, Charger, Edge, Jazee, Jazee Pro and Jazee Pro DLX. The following model years and model numbers are recalled: Model Year 2012 Model Year 2013 Model Year 2014 2748KOJ-SR225 2752KOJ-SR400 2752KOJ-505 2748KOJ-SR375 2752KOJ-SR500 2752KOT-505 2748KOT-SR225 2752KOT-SR400 2760KOJ-505 2752KOJ-SR225 2752KOT-SR500 2760KOJ-1035 2752KOJ-SR375 2760KOJ-SR400 2760KOJ-1505 2752KOJL-SR375 2760KOJ-SR500 2760KOT-505 2752KOT-SR225 2760KOJ-SR1030 2760KOT-1035 2752KOT-SR375 2760KOJ-SR1500 2760KOT-1505 2760KOHJ-SR375 2760KOT-SR400 2760KOHT-SR375 2760KOT-SR500 2760KOJ-SR375 2760KOT-SR1030 2760KOJ-SR1025 2760KOT-SR1500 2760KOJ-SR1220 2760KOJ-SR1220L 2760KOT-SR375 2760KOT-SR1025 2760KOT-SR1220 The mower model number and manufacture date are on the mower serial number plate on the side frame rail by the foot floor pan on the driver’s right side.
About 1,650 in the U.S. and 261 in Canada units, as CPSC gives them.
Riding lawn mowers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 4 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Shivvers Manufacturing Inc., Corydon, Iowa.
- Country Clipper lawn mower dealers nationwide from October 2011 to May 2014 for between $5,300 and $9,500.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Shivvers has received reports of four lawn mower ignition modules overheating and melting. 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.