Kubota Recalls Mowers and Compact Tractors Due to Burn Hazard (Recall Alert)
Home product recall 19-713. Announced by CPSC on Nov 7, 2018.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 7, 2018. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Replace what’s offered
- About 121,100 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?
Hot coolant can spray out onto consumers from the overheated and pressurized coolant reservoir tank, posing a burn hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled mowers and compact tractors and contact Kubota to receive a free replacement coolant reservoir tank cap. Kubota is contacting all known purchasers 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).: replace.
- How to reach the firm: Kubota Tractor Corp. toll-free at 888-458-2682 (888-4KUBOTA) from 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday or online at www.kubotausa.com and click on Service & Support then Safety, then Safety Notices for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves model year 2014 to 2018 Kubota with model numbers BX, GR, ZD and ZG, diesel and gasoline-powered zero turn mowers, compact tractors, and ride-on mowers. The model number is printed on the side of the unit. Kubota is printed on the side of the mowers and tractors. The data plate has the serial number and is also located on the side of the unit. Recalled units are orange and black. Model Serial Number Range Production Date BX1870-1 BEGIN END 20323 26954 7/7/2014 8/17/2018 BX1880 BEGIN END 10002 14813 BX23S BEGIN END 10007 25677 BX25D BEGIN END 17263 17269 7/7/2014 8/17/2018 BX25-1 BEGIN END 20002 52688 BX2370-1 BEGIN END 20740 52083 BX2380 BEGIN END 10008 25675 BX2670 BEGIN END 13836 13839 7/7/2014 8/17/2018 BX2670-1 BEGIN END 20370 50557 BX2680 BEGIN END 10004 16435 7/7/2014 8/17/2018 GR2120 BEGIN END 16256 37133 7/7/2014 8/17/2018 ZD1011 BEGIN END 10004 13271 ZD1021-60 BEGIN END 10004 12809 ZD1211-60 BEGIN END 10002 28405 7/7/2014 8/17/2018 ZD1211R-60R BEGIN END 10002 20642 ZD1211L-72 BEGIN END 10002 24621 ZD1211RL-72R BEGIN END 10002 20457 ZD221 BEGIN END 33698 35861 ZD323-60 BEGIN END 35702 37252 ZD326HL-72 BEGIN END 10005 12054 7/7/2014 8/17/2018 ZD326P-60 BEGIN END 39440 44820 ZD326RP-60R BEGIN END 12065 12786 ZD326S-60 BEGIN END 35207 37450 ZD331RP-60R BEGIN END 11015 11131 ZG332LP BEGIN END 10672 10737 7/7/2014 8/17/2018 ZG332P-60 BEGIN END 10688 10694
About 121,100 units, as CPSC gives them.
Kubota zero turn mowers, compact tractors, and ride-on mowers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 6 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Kubota Manufacturing, America Corporation, of Gainesville, Ga.
- Distributed by Kubota Tractor Corporation, Grapevine, Texas.
- Kubota dealers nationwide from July 2014 through September 2018 for between $5,000 and $35,000.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Kubota has received three reports of burn injuries from coolant ejecting.
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.