MTD PRODUCTS INC. manual push mowers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jun 14, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
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- 1report to CPSC
- Jun 14, 2012the latest report was made
- Jun 14, 2012the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, MTD PRODUCTS INC.
- Maker
- MTD PRODUCTS INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Manual push mowersUnpoweredCPSC’s product type: Manual Push Mowers (Unpowered) (code 1402), in Yard & Garden: Lawn Mowers, Leaf Blowers and Lawn Vacuums
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| June 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Jun 14, 2012, sent to the company Jul 18, 2012, published by CPSC Aug 1, 2012
The product, in the report: All MTD Push Mowers w/the exception of the cheapest models
Caller’s address is a second address where he lives 6 months out of the year and also works various repair projects for those living around him.
He returned to this address in April 2012 to find that his neighbor/friend had left a push mower on his deck. The model has handle stubs that push into blade area for storage.
Plastic molding fits at back of deck w/two 18” long handle stubs, the U shaped handle portion bolts to the stubs.
The problem being reported with this option is that the caller’s neighbor/friend had purchased one of these mowers, the seller didn’t put the screws/stubs in when assembling mower.
The first few times the purchaser used the mower it worked well but when he took it out of the garage maybe the fourth time, the handle began going down into the cutting area because the screws/stubs were not in place.
Caller and his neighbor/friend are satisfied with retailers reaction to problem because the mower was replaced with a different design/model and those remaining in stock were removed.
Caller states that if CPSC will send In Field representative he would be happy to accompany that person to display and discuss the safety issue.
Caller contacted the manufacturer around June 12th, 2012, doesn’t know the name of the person he spoke with. He believes that the female in parts department avoided his safety issues and questions.
He is reporting that this is a very dangerous design that needs to be revised. When handle approaches a moving blade and chances that a piece could become sliced off then it could fly out and injure the user or those near the mower.
He would request that production of this design be ceased immediately and the mower become recalled.
I have talked to [REDACTED], [REDACTED], and [REDACTED] in addition to the local Home Depot. These mowers are shipped in boxes with the handle stubs locked in the bottom position with the locking screws. They all stated that they had problems with people trying to start the units with the handles in the down position. They had not realized what could happen if the handle were allowed to enter the blade area when the units are running. [REDACTED] also makes these units under [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] Brand names plus other possible Brand Names.
- Model
- 11A-A44E029
- Serial number
- 1D141K20456
- Bought from
- Home Depot, Ohio
- Bought
- Jun 15, 2011, about then
- Where
- Lakeside-Marblehead, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Friend /
Neighbor / Co-worker - As this report names them
- made or sold by MTD PRODUCTS INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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