MTD Group /Troybilt 21” rotary power lawn mowers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 13, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 13, 2011the latest report was made
- Jul 13, 2011the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- MTD Group /Troybilt 21”
- Maker
- MTD PRODUCTS INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Rotary power lawn mowersCPSC’s product type: Rotary Power Lawn Mowers (code 1448), in Yard & Garden: Lawn Mowers, Leaf Blowers and Lawn Vacuums
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2011 | 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 Jul 13, 2011, published by CPSC Aug 4, 2011
The product, in the report: MTD Group /Troybilt 21” Mod.11A-B29Q711 walk behind, not self propelled. This unit is in complete unmodified original condition as originally built. All safeguards are attached as originally built. Pull cord is only part not original to mower.
User was cutting grass on an established lawn with the push power mower. Without notice the mower suddenly made a several loud noises as if it had struck a foreign object on the ground. Before shutting down, it appeared to eject an unknown object from beneath the mower, but nothing was immediately found. The female operator did observe blade damage as well as a damaged component in the blade area that had contacted the blade, but did not understand exactly what or how it had occurred. The mower was parked until I came to inspect it several days later. Upon inspection I discovered that the mower was designed to allow the lower handle section to extend through holes in the deck. The lower handle bracket assembly is made of a composite material rather than metal. The adjusting/retaining wingnut appears to thread into the composite material rather than metal. In this case, the right wingnut had backed out which allowed the lower handle assemly to slide directly into the blade path. Correspondingly approx. 3 inches of the lower tubelor handle section had been cut off and ejected. A search later located the part across the street in another yard where it came to rest in the driveway next to the foundation. Further inspection indicated the left wingnut would not tighten securely, suggesting the threads into the composite material were compormised. It appears to be a very poor and unsafe design by allowing the handle assembly to extend directly through the deck and into the area of blade operation. THe 3 inch steel projectile could have caused serious injury to operator or to by standers.
- Model
- Troybilt 21” Mod.11A-B29Q711
- Serial number
- 1B160K-70578
- Bought from
- Lowe’s
- Bought
- Jul 1, 2009, about then
- Where
- West Columbia, South Carolina: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 61, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Friend /
Neighbor / Co-worker - As this report names them
- Brand MTD Group /
Troybilt 21”, made or sold by MTD PRODUCTS INC. - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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