Hearth Record

Back to Rotary power lawn mowers

Tecumseh/Craftsman rotary power lawn mowers

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 26, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.

Watch it to hear when CPSC publishes new reports about it. CPSC’s own search, on saferproducts.gov

Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. CPSC’s own search is on saferproducts.gov.

At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jul 26, 2016the latest report was made
  • Jul 26, 2016the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
Tecumseh/Craftsman
Maker
Sears Holdings Management CorporationMakers, 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

1 report from August 2015 to July 2016; the most in July 2016, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
July 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 Jul 26, 2016, sent to the company Aug 15, 2016, published by CPSC Aug 29, 2016

    The product, in the report: Tecumseh Lawn Mower Engine Carburetor Primer

    Below is a letter I sent to Tecumseh/Certified Power Inc. about a rubber carburetor primer that is made out of a type of rubber that dissolves/melts from the alcohol that is in gas now.

    Tecumseh went out of business in 2007 and is owned by Certified Power Inc. now.

    I feel any rubber parts that were made for carburetors back in the 70’s need to be made of rubber that won’t dissolve in gas that has alcohol. Alcohol is in all gas now. I am worried that if I buy a new primer for my Tecumseh engine that the rubber will have the same problem that the old primer had and might dissolve/melt and gas will leak into my garage and may get ignited by a light or other spark ---

    I have a 1976 CRAFTSMAN Lawn Mower Walk Behind Model # 131973330 with a Tecumseh engine ECV100-145065A. The rubber primer (730188) on the bottom of the carburetor melted and a tank of gas leaked in my garage. I am lucky that a spark didn’t ignite the gas fumes.

    I was wondering if I bought a new primer kit [REDACTED], if it would be made from a different type of rubber that won’t melt from the alcohol in the new gas?

    I don’t use the primer because I figure it will last longer if I don’t use it. I was thinking of a way to fill in the primer hole in the bottom of the carb. float bowl. I will see if I can put some solder into the hole to plug and stop gas from leaking out.

    Is there any solution to this problem you recommend?

    PS: The www.tecumseh.com emaiform.php doesn’t work. Maybe you could fix it so people are sent to CPI so they can contact the new owner of Tecumseh. The broken form is navigated to like this: http://www.tecumsehpower.com click FAQ which goes to http://www.tecumsehpower.com/CustomerService/faq.php at the bottom is a link to ... on-line contact form ... which takes you to https://custome rservice/ServiceLocator/emailform.php Then a page “This page can’t be displayed” comes up.

    A similar problem also exists on http://lausonpower.com

    Model
    ECV100-145065A
    Bought from
    Friend used
    Bought
    Jan 1, 1990, about then
    Where
    Royal Oak, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Tecumseh/Craftsman, made or sold by Sears Holdings Management 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.

Back to Rotary power lawn mowers

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

Made up for this guide: no real place is shown

Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

From the homeNone yet. Replies and paid listings aren’t open, and when they open they will sit here, below the record.

1 of 4

Every fact names its source.

Who published it, when, and how often it changes sit beside each fact, with a link to the agency’s own file.

Sign in

A free account keeps your watch list, shortlists, comparisons and saved searches on every device, and can email you when something you watch changes. Browsing never needs one.