Black & Decker Recalls CRAFTSMAN V20 Cordless Tillers/Cultivators Due to Laceration Hazard
Home product recall 24-249. Announced by CPSC on May 30, 2024.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 30, 2024. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- New Instructions what’s offered
- About 44,400 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 assembly instructions can cause consumers to incorrectly attach the bottom portion of the tiller/cultivator upside down, causing the tines to rotate toward the user, posing a laceration hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled tillers/cultivators and contact CRAFTSMAN for new assembly instructions illustrating how to properly attach the bottom portion of the tillers/cultivators. The updated assembly instructions are also available on CRAFTSMAN’s website at https://www.craftsman.com/pages/safety-notices-and-recalls-cmctl320b. CRAFTSMAN and sellers of the recalled tillers/cultivators are sending updated assembly instructions to known purchasers.
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).: new instructions.
- How to reach the firm: CRAFTSMAN toll-free at 855-237-6848 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email CRAFTSMAN at recall@sbdinc.com to obtain a copy of the updated assembly instructions, or view/download the updated assembly instructions online at https://www.craftsman.com/pages/safety-notices-and-recalls-cmctl320b or at www.craftsman.com and click on “Safety Notices and Recalls” for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves CRAFTSMAN Model CMCTL320B V20 Cordless Tillers/Cultivators. The model number is located on the underside of the upper handle. “CRAFTSMAN” is located on the handle and the bottom portion. The tillers/cultivators are red and black. Only products with UPC number 885911843430 on the side of the product packaging are included in this recall.
About 44,400 units, as CPSC gives them.
CRAFTSMAN® V20 Cordless Tillers/Cultivators.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
885911843430
Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 5 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Towson, Maryland.
- Lowe’s, Ace Hardware, Blain’s Farm & Fleet stores nationwide, certain Army & Air Force Exchanges, and online at Amazon.com from October 2022 through April 2024 for between $129 and $179.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received one report of incorrect attachment of the bottom portion of the unit. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- 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.