Arnold Multi-Tool Item #526356 riding lawn mowers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jun 5, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jun 5, 2020the latest report was made
- Jun 5, 2020the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Arnold Multi-Tool Item #526356
- Maker
- MTD PRODUCTS INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Riding lawn mowersCPSC’s product type: Riding Power Lawn Mowers (code 1422), in Yard & Garden: Lawn Mowers, Leaf Blowers and Lawn Vacuums
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| June 2020 | 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 5, 2020, sent to the company Jul 13, 2020, published by CPSC Jul 27, 2020
The product, in the report: On May 23, 2020, I purchased Arnold Multi-Tool Item #526356 Model #490-240-0009 , web site: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Arnold-Multi-Tool/50056447 It is a plastic stop valve for use on a riding mower from the Lowe’s Home Improvement store in Bee Cave, Texas. This product’s manufacturer is Arnold Products, apparently a division or subsidiary of MTD Products (mtdproducts.com).
On May 23, 2020, I purchased Arnold Multi-Tool Item #526356 Model #490-240-0009 , a plastic stop valve for use on a riding mower from the Lowe’s Home Improvement store in Bee Cave, Texas. This product’s manufacturer is Arnold Products, apparently a division or subsidiary of MTD Products (mtdproducts.com). Today (June 4, 2020), I installed the valve for it’s intended an advertised use, on a 1/4-inch ID gas line between the gas tank and the carburetor of my riding lawnmower. After mowing the lawn and parking the lawnmower, I noticed a growing pool of gasoline below the valve on my garage floor, and discovered that the “guts” were missing, leaving just the black housing, and allowing gasoline to flow unimpeded out of the line. Approximately three gallons from the full tank was discharged, onto my lawn, and onto my garage floor and onto the area of the hot engine exhaust. No injury or damage to property occurred (though I am not sure that damage to landscaping would have shown up by now). Oh, and Home Depot refused to issue a refund without my entering their store, which is ill-advised because of my medical condition and risk factors for Covid 19. My concern is that it could have --- and may have already -- turned out a lot worse for somebody else. I am willing to provide the remains of the defective valve to the CPSC (the guts are lost in my lawn) or the manufacturer for inspection and to address this apparent defect.
- Model
- Model #490-240-0009
- Bought from
- www.lowes.com, Texas
- Bought
- May 23, 2020
- Where
- Dripping Springs, Texas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Arnold Multi-Tool Item #526356, made or sold by MTD PRODUCTS INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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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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