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Simplicity riding lawn mowers

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Apr 8, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Apr 8, 2016the latest report was made
  • Apr 8, 2016the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Simplicity
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

1 report from May 2015 to April 2016; the most in April 2016, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
April 20161

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.

Source:

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

  1. No one hurt

    Made Apr 8, 2016, sent to the company May 2, 2016, published by CPSC May 16, 2016

    The product, in the report: Rear-Engine Riding Mower Model: Coronet/RE 200 Series Mfg. No. 2691012-00 Coronet 50ST TRA 30” 14.5 5MI 2691012-00 Manufacturer address: Also, PO Box 702, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0702 The consumer called Briggs and Stratton customer service twice. They never called him back after he left messages to call him back. The consumer called the customer service rep. who talked to retailer. The consumer called him and was told he would be given the consumer’s message to call the consumer. The consumer has filed a complaint with the MO. Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Div. and asked if they will serve as a mediator with Briggs and Stratton.

    04/02/2016 - The consumer indicates that he was mowing the lawn for approximately twenty or thirty minutes when the gasoline tank sprung a leak and all of the gasoline leaked rapidly out of the bottom rear-end of the mower.

    The consumer immediately drove over to his driveway. This is when he noticed the leak, and proceeded to turn off the engine. He placed a pan underneath the leak location.

    04/04/2016 - The consumer contacted the retailer and explained the situation. They arranged for the riding lawn mower to be picked up that same day for inspection.

    04/06/2016 - The consumer received a call from the mechanic inspecting his lawn mower. He informed the consumer that the gasoline tank, which is plastic, had settled down a bit and that the fan that is underneath it had made a hole at the bottom of the gas tank.

    The consumer asked the retailer to contact the brand firm. When they did, they were told that they could send a new tank if the consumer paid for the labor. The consumer said that they need to fix the problem allowing the gas tank to settle down as it would most likely happen again. The consumer was informed that they had never had this issue and so they would not send him a repair kit.

    The consumer believes he should not pay for a labor if the problem will persist.

    UPC
    Unknown
    Serial number
    2015710156
    Bought from
    Lauf Equipment, Missouri
    Bought
    May 4, 2012
    Where
    Holts Summit, Missouri: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 71, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Simplicity, 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.

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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