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7 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jun 17, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 7reports to CPSC
  • Jun 17, 2014the latest report was made
  • Oct 16, 2011the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
Weedeater
Maker
HUSQVARNA GROUP OF COMPANIES N. AMERICAMakers, 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
Other ways the reports write the brand (2)

“”Weedeater One”” and “Weed eater”

By month

1 report from July 2013 to June 2014; the most in June 2014, 1. 6 earlier reports, since October 2011, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
June 20141
May 20131
April 20131
September 20121
August 20121
July 20121
October 20111

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 7 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 Jun 17, 2014, sent to the company Aug 12, 2014, published by CPSC Aug 26, 2014

    The product, in the report: rear engine riding mower Have you contacted the manufacturer?: (Product needs to be recalled A.S.A.P.) Yes, several times. Originally told that unit was unsafe & has many problems with this model. Told DO NOT USE. VERY UNSAFE! They said would repair or buy it back. Then, next day they told consumer to wait until they decide what to do about it. They said wait appox. 2 weeks. Have never heard back from them. Called after 2 weeks & was given another runaround. Still haven’t heard from them. Last call was 6/12/14 to them. Also, consumer only weighs 165 LBS. There is no excuse for frame welds to break. Defective manufacturing!

    May 17th 2014 this caller was riding on his rear engine riding lawnmower, he stopped to allow a woman walking with her baby to pass by when the frame snapped causing the engine to dropped downward stretching the clutch, gas etc. throwing the unit into high gear.

    The consumer states that when the frame snapped the rear engine riding mower took off like a rocket ship almost causing caller to run over a lady with her baby. This unit has not been used more than twenty hours total.

    The caller is reporting this incident to alert the public of the safety issue for anyone riding the product or walking in front of it.

    Caller states that he has a back injury after an on the job accident and he does believe that this incident has worsened the injury.

    He has contacted the manufacturer but has received no assistance

    Model
    WE261
    Serial number
    020110L00
    Bought from
    Walmart, Illinois
    Bought
    Mar 15, 2011, about then
    Where
    Itasca, Illinois: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand “Weedeater One”, made or sold by HUSQVARNA GROUP OF COMPANIES N. AMERICA
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made May 2, 2013, sent to the company May 9, 2013, published by CPSC May 23, 2013

    The product, in the report: Weedeater Catalog No. WE261 Ser # 020410L005235

    While mowing the yard the mower broke in half. The brackets that attach the frame to the rear end (engine/transmission housing) broke off. When I disassemble the mower to find out what happened, I discovered that the brackets were only tack welded to the frame and all four welds had failed. Manufacturer says it’s out of warrantee (2 years) but I think it is a design or manufacturing flaw. Fortunately, I wasn’t injured when this happened but the potential was certainly there.

    Model
    Weedeater Catalog No. WE261
    Serial number
    020410L005235
    Bought from
    WalMart, Georgia
    Bought
    Mar 23, 2010
    Where
    Warner Robins, Georgia: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand WeedEater, made or sold by HUSQVARNA GROUP OF COMPANIES N. AMERICA
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  3. No one hurt

    Made Apr 2, 2013, sent to the company Apr 23, 2013, published by CPSC May 7, 2013

    The product, in the report: Weedeater RIDING MOWER-MODEL WE261

    WEEDEATER ONE RIDING MOWER-MODEL WE261- THE STEERING SPINDLE BREAKS SHORTLY AFTER BEING OPERATED REPEATEDLY CAUSING THE RIDER TO BE UNABLE TO STEER. BRAKES ARE FAILING REPEATEDLY AND TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING REPEATEDLY. THIS IS THE WORST ENGINEERED AND UNSAFEST RIDING MOWER ON THE MARKET. ALL OF THE ABOVE HAS HAPPENED TO ME OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. IF YOU SEARCH ONLINE YOU WILL FIND THIS IS HAPPENING TO VERY MANY OWNERS. WEEDEATER (HUSQVARNA) HAS DONE NOTHING TO IMPROVE THESE SAFETY ISSUES. ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO FORCE A RECALL.

    Model
    RIDING MOWER-MODEL WE261
    Where
    McDonough, Georgia: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Weedeater, made or sold by HUSQVARNA GROUP OF COMPANIES N. AMERICA
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  4. No one hurt

    Made Sep 29, 2012, sent to the company Oct 9, 2012, published by CPSC Oct 23, 2012

    The product, in the report: WeedEater One rear engine lawn mower. Model 261

    No injury occurred except to running into a house and fence. The steering on my WeedEater One riding lawn mower failed due to a bad design in the steering column. While mowing forward I went to turn and the steering wheel turned but the front wheels did not, and before I could stop I ran into the side of the house. Backed up and got the machine lined up to start mowing again in a straight line towards the fence and when I got where I needed to turn it started to turn and then again the steering wheel turned and the wheels did not resulting in a collision with the fence. I had to get it into my shed where I took the thing apart by removing the steering wheel and the steering adaptor and there I found the problem. The steering adaptor is made of some sort of plastic and has molded teeth on it and they where all rounded out along with the flats where the steering shaft goes through the center of the steering adaptor. I know this to be a big problem as I went on-line and there is many complaints about this lawn mower and the steering is a serious safety issue. I did not find where WeedEater has sent out any safety notice or offered any fix for this problem.

    Model
    WeedEater One 960240001
    Serial number
    030210L012366
    Bought from
    Walmart
    Bought
    Oct 20, 2011, about then
    Where
    Spring Hope, North Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unknown
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand WeedEater, made or sold by HUSQVARNA GROUP OF COMPANIES N. AMERICA
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  5. No one hurt

    Made Aug 17, 2012, sent to the company Aug 30, 2012, published by CPSC Sep 14, 2012

    The product, in the report: Weedeater One 26” riding mower

    While operating my riding lawnmower the steering wheel stripped off it’s carrier and I had loss of control and hit a tree as a result. I almost fell off into the turning balde.

    Model
    Weedeater One WE261
    Serial number
    03121ol007764
    Bought from
    Home Depot
    Bought
    Apr 8, 2011, about then
    Where
    Holly, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 58, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Weedeater, made or sold by HUSQVARNA GROUP OF COMPANIES N. AMERICA
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  6. No one hurt

    Made Jul 6, 2012, sent to the company Jul 16, 2012, published by CPSC Jul 30, 2012

    The product, in the report: weed eater one rear engine riding lawn mower, green

    I purchased a Weed eater One rear engine riding lawn mower in March 2011 and have had many issues with it. The major one I consider to be a safety concern involves the brake cable breaking under normal use. I had just picked up my Weed eater One from an authorized repair center and the first time using it I went to apply the brake and noticed that the pedal went all the way down and the mower would not stop. I had to jump off the moving mower to get it to stop. I returned to the repair shop and over heard comments in the nature of “another broken brake cable” and doing a small amount of research online noticed that others have had similar issues.

    Model
    we261
    Bought from
    wal-mart, North Carolina
    Bought
    Mar 3, 2011, about then
    Where
    SOUTH MILLS, North Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 31, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Weed eater, made or sold by HUSQVARNA GROUP OF COMPANIES N. AMERICA
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  7. No one hurt

    Made Oct 16, 2011, sent to the company Nov 2, 2011, published by CPSC Nov 25, 2011

    The product, in the report: Weedeater lawnmower. Single blade, green

    I was using a Weedeater lawnmower. I tipped over when the rear wheel ran over a brick. It completely flipped over on it’s side but did not shut off. The engine kept running and the blade stayed engaged and continued to turn.

    Model
    Weedeater One
    UPC
    Don’t know
    Serial number
    Don’t know
    Bought from
    Home Depot, North Carolina
    Bought
    Oct 1, 2010, about then
    Where
    Winston Salem, North Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 61, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Weedeater, made or sold by HUSQVARNA GROUP OF COMPANIES N. AMERICA
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

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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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  • 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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