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Snow Joe snow blowers

2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Mar 25, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 2reports to CPSC
  • Mar 25, 2024the latest report was made
  • Jan 6, 2022the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Snow Joe
Maker
Snow Joe 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

1 report from April 2023 to March 2024; the most in March 2024, 1. 1 earlier report, since January 2022, is in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
March 20241
January 20221

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 2 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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Mar 25, 2024, sent to the company Mar 27, 2024, published by CPSC Apr 10, 2024

    The product, in the report: 48-volt 17.3-in Single-stage Push Cordless Electric Snow Blower 4 Ah (Battery Included) Item #4869680 Model #24V-X2-SB15 Color: Blue

    Snow blower battery caught fire. Fire department had to be called.

    Model
    #24V-X2-SB15
    UPC
    842470122185
    Serial number
    0350410000079
    Bought from
    Lowes.com
    Bought
    Oct 24, 2023
    Where
    Erie, Colorado: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 54, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Snow Joe, made or sold by Snow Joe LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made Jan 6, 2022, sent to the company Jan 10, 2022, published by CPSC Jan 25, 2022

    The product, in the report: Snow Joe Electric Snow Thrower Model SJ617E

    I bought a Snow Joe SJ617E snow thrower, this is an electric snow thrower that plugs into a wall outlet with a cord. When I used it I noticed I was almost immediately getting electric shocks through the handle. They were too strong to be static shocks, so I started doing research.

    Despite being used in snow and with a motor that gets very hot, the product’s user manual says it is not to be used in “wet” locations, nor is it allowed to “become wet”. It is clearly not possible to avoid water with a device that is designed to move snow. The second page of the user manual even says that you are to wear protective rubber gloves and rubber boots when using the product. It seems clear to me that they know their product has a risk of becoming electrified and they are trying to encourage end users to take unusual precautions to prevent being injured.

    As an engineer, I know that most products have a grounded case on them, like a microwave or a toaster. If the case ever becomes electrified, that is a very serious health risk and so the grounded case is designed to protect the end user. It should cause a “ground fault” in the circuit breaker and disable the circuit to protect the user.

    From my searches on Amazon, it seems clear that other users have reported these problems and tried to return the product when it happened.

    Model
    SJ617E
    Bought from
    Amazon
    Bought
    Jan 3, 2022, about then
    Where
    Parker, Colorado: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 38, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Snow Joe, made or sold by Snow Joe LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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