Snow Devil snow blowers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 1, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 1, 2013the latest report was made
- Feb 1, 2013the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Snow Devil
- Maker
- Great Lakes Technologies, LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Snow blowersCPSC’s product type: Snow Throwers, Blowers (code 1406), in Yard & Garden: Gardening & Landscaping
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2013 | 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 Feb 1, 2013, sent to the company Feb 15, 2013, published by CPSC Mar 4, 2013
The product, in the report: Snow Devil 2 stage 24” Snow Thrower Item #57030 (red)
As I was operating the snow throw through appx 8-10 inches of snow near the edge of the sidewalk, I noticed the chute bouncing around more than normal. As I continued to throw the snow with the machine, the snow discharge chute completely came off of the chute base and landed on the sidewalk as the machine continued to throw snow for a short time until I disabled the auger. Upon inspection, I noticed that the plastic chute base (the part that holds the chute to the machine) was completely cracked through/broken on appx 75% of its three shoulders (see photos). The single bolt holding the chute to the base worked its way out of the chute base hole it was designed to be placed in, but remained in the chute itself. I believe this was due to the normal pressure of snow being ejected from the chute. It seems the bolt rose up and out of the hole it was designed to be placed in due to being unsecured with a nut. The repeated pulsating pressure/stress on the plastic chute base shoulders (and no nut to hold the bolt securely in place) was too much for the plastic chute base to handle, it cracked, and subsequent pulsation of snow discharge quickly lifted it up and off of the base. **The dangerous aspect is that the instruction manual “Assembly Instructions” directs the consumer to “Attach the chute to the snow output port using the bolt and washer (Fig. 3).” There is NO mention of affixing a nut to the bolt in the instructions! Later that night I read through the manual again and came across an exploded parts diagram in the back of the manual that reveals a nut beneath the bolt. Any consumer who wishes to be protected by the Warranty Coverage understands that one must do what is asked in the “Assembly Instructions” to have Warranty protection. For this reason, I believe it likely that other consumers also followed the faulty assembly instructions and are likely to encounter the same hazardous situation (chute coming completely off in full operation) after several uses. In my case, appx 10 since purchase.
- Model
- 57030
- Serial number
- PW2HK10650 178E-ABGOQUVE1M
- Bought from
- Menards, Wisconsin
- Bought
- Dec 10, 2011
- Where
- LITTLE CHUTE, Wisconsin: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 30, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Snow Devil, made or sold by Great Lakes Technologies, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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