Amerisun Recalls to Repair Snow Blowers Due to Injury Hazard
Home product recall 18-173. Announced by CPSC on Jun 8, 2018.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 8, 2018. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- About 34,600 (in addition, about 11,800 were sold 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 pulley bolt can loosen and cause the snow blower to get stuck in drive mode, posing an injury hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled snow blowers and inspect their snow blower to determine if it has a loose pulley bolt. Inspection instructions can be found at: https://powersmartusa.com/pages/bolt-inspection-instruction-sheet. Consumers with a loose pulley bolt should contact Amerisun for a free repair kit or for instructions on how to get the bolt tightened free of charge.
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: Amerisun at 800-791-9458 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, email at support@amerisuninc.com or online at www.powersmartusa.com and click on Recall to Repair at the bottom of the page for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves model years 2015 through 2017 Amerisun PowerSmart gas-powered 2 Stage snow blowers. The snow blowers are red and black and have “POWERSMART” printed on the driving controls plastic cover. The model and serial numbers below are included in this recall. The model number can be found on the PowerSmart sticker located on the metal auger housing just below the chute. The serial number can be found on the bar code sticker below the PowerSmart sticker. Model Number Model Year Serial Number Range DB7103-24 2015 0011506710302400001 through 0011511710302402205 2016 0011607710302400001 through 0011610710302402322 DB7103-26 2015 0011507710302600001 through 0011509710302600420 2016 0011607710302600001 through 0011609710302300861 DB7651-24 2015 0011505765102400001 through 0011510765102413200 2016 0011605765102400001 through 0011607765102408844 2017 0011706710802400001 through 0011709710802403286 DB7659H-22 2016 0011607765912200001 through 0011611765912206552 2017 0011707765912200001 through 0011709765912202964 DB7659-22 2015 0011505765902000001 through 0011511765902206909 2017 0011708765902200001 through 0011709765902203432 DB7103PA-26 2015 215071032600001 through 215071032600210 2016 0011607710322600001 through 0011607710322600246 DB7103PA-28 2015 0011507710302280001 through 0011507710302280210 2016 0011607710302280001 through 0011607710302280117
About 34,600 (in addition, about 11,800 were sold in Canada) units, as CPSC gives them.
PowerSmart snow blowers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Zhejiang DoBest Power Tools Co., China.
- Imported by Amerisun Inc., Itasca, Ill.
- Distributed by Amerisun Inc., Itasca, Ill.
- The Home Depot stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Ebay.com, Homedepot.com, Lowes.com, Walmart.com, and other websites from July 2015 through February 2018 for between $500 and $800.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Amerisun has received 20 reports of loose pulley bolts, 15 in the U.S. and five in Canada, including eight reports of the snow blower getting stuck in drive mode. 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.