CPSC, Shindaiwa Announce Recall Of Backpack Blowers And Chain Saws
Home product recall 96-087. Announced by CPSC on Mar 27, 1996.
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Announced by CPSC on Mar 27, 1996. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
March 27, 1996 Release # 96-087 WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Shindaiwa Inc. of Tualatin, Ore., is announcing the recall of approximately 18,500 Shindaiwa model EB-45 backpack blowers, and 4,970 Shindaiwa model 300S chain saws. The tools’ fuel tanks could leak, presenting a possible chemical burn or fire hazard. Shindaiwa is not aware of any injuries involving these products.The red blower is mounted on a black metal backpack frame with shoulder straps, black blower tubes, and a white fuel tank with “Shindaiwa ... model number EB-45” printed in the center. The red chain saw has a gray guide bar and “model number 300S” printed on the pull-start housing.Authorized Shindaiwa dealers nationwide sold these tools from April 1992 to June 1995. The backpack blowers sold for approximately $430 each and the chain saw for approximately $300 each.Consumers who own the recalled backpack blowers or chain saws should stop using them immediately and return them to any authorized Shindaiwa servicing dealer. The backpack blower and chain saw will be fitted with a redesigned fuel tank at no charge. For more information, consumers should call Shindaiwa toll-free at (800) 521-7733.Shindaiwa is conducting this recall to prevent the possibility of injury
Shindaiwa backpack blowers and Shindaiwa chain saws.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Shindaiwa.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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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.
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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.
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