Briggs and Stratton riding lawn mowers
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Sep 3, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Sep 3, 2026the latest report was made
- May 31, 2012the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Briggs and Stratton
- Maker
- Briggs & Stratton CorporationMakers, 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 |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1 |
| July 2012 | 1 |
| May 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 3 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 Sep 3, 2026, sent to the company Sep 8, 2026, published by CPSC Sep 22, 2026
The product, in the report: Briggs and Stratton dual OHV 20+HP engine, mounted on craftsman z560 mowers sold through lowes
Briggs and Stratton dual OHV engines failing with overheating issues with low service hours, causing blown head gaskets and melted plug wires leading to potential fire hazards
- Model
- dual OHV 20+HP engine
- Bought from
- Lowes
- Bought
- Apr 1, 2019, about then
- Where
- Fulks Run, Virginia: Farm/
Ranch - Who was involved
- Age 32, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Briggs and Stratton, made or sold by Briggs & Stratton Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jul 27, 2012, sent to the company Sep 11, 2012, published by CPSC Sep 25, 2012
The product, in the report: Ride on mower
O Turn Lawn mower purchased at Beards Outdoor Power Equipment 6159 West Highway146 in Crest wood, KY 1(502) 241-7222 around May 5th, 2006 for the price of $6325.99, The mower presently has 156 hours of use on it.
Blades are continuously coming loose and seat are separated from the metal frame.
He had the blades sharpened about 2007 at the Beards Simplicity Repair Facility where he purchased it and that is when the blades began coming loose.
[REDACTED] who is manager at same repair facility (Beards) advised caller that there was nothing they could do about the seat.
He has tightened blades with a impact gun which tightens tighter than recommended torque but they still come loose. The factory bolt is too long. It needs a washer or be made with a shorter bolt so the blades stay tight to torque against the blade.
Lawn mower seat began coming loose around 2009 just after the warranty ran out. He is reporting this lawn mower as a safety risk due to the ability of the blades to come out if he did not notice looseness and could injure someone and he could also fall out of the seat as it became completely loose from its frame.
He has not been able to contact the manufacturer because he states that they can only be contacted via email and he doesn’t know anything about that.
Consumer also had to replace fuel solonoid oil. In 2008 the dealer called rep about the seat and said they would not fix it. I believe this to be a big safety citation approx. 120 hours when incident occurred.
- Model
- Citation, 21482096
- Serial number
- 2000442096.
- Bought from
- Beard’s Outdoor Power Equipment, Kentucky
- Bought
- May 5, 2006
- Where
- Crestwood, Kentucky: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- made or sold by Briggs & Stratton Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made May 31, 2012, sent to the company Jul 2, 2012, published by CPSC Jul 17, 2012
The product, in the report: Riding Lawn Mower
The consumer was using the lawn mower when the left side gas tank caught on fire. He jumped off of it, but it burned up the seat. The lawn mower did not have much fuel in it so the fire burned out on its own. It did burn up the other gas tank before going out.
The consumer says he was riding the lawn mower for ten to fifteen minutes before the incident occurred. He contacted the manufacturer via email who told him that nothing has been recalled and is no longer under warranty.
He bought the mower with 171 hours on it and it caught on fire at 216 hours.
He saw an online report of one consumer needing the fuel lines replaced.
- Model
- 2690479
- Serial number
- 2000300477
- Bought from
- used from individual
- Bought
- Feb 5, 2012, about then
- Where
- Chesterton, Indiana: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Briggs and Stratton, made or sold by Briggs & Stratton Corporation
- 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.
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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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