EGO leaf blowers
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Sep 13, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Sep 13, 2024the latest report was made
- Jun 8, 2019the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- EGO
- Makers
- Chervon Group NA and Chevron North America, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Leaf blowersCPSC’s product type: Leaf Blowers (code 1461), in Yard & Garden: Lawn Mowers, Leaf Blowers and Lawn Vacuums
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | 1 |
| June 2019 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known
- No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No 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 incident, no one hurt Made Sep 13, 2024, sent to the company Sep 18, 2024, published by CPSC Oct 2, 2024
The product, in the report: 56v Leaf Blower (MAX) 280 Wh
3 weeks ago tomorrow, August 24th, at about 7:20 am EDT there was a strong smell of “burning electrical wires” in my house. I quickly walked around the house and then realizes outside the door from my Florida room to my pool I could see dark smoke. I ran to that door and as I was going out, there was a loud explosion to my right where the covered screen porch is. M17 month old EGO blower was on the wood floor in the middle there, next to my spin bike and stack of new patio chair cushions, with flames were shooting from the top of it. The fire was already spreading to cushions. I pushed the blower away from the cushions with a tall pool filter that was nearby. Then I grabbed the blower by the long end and threw it in the pool. All this happened in less than 1/2 of a terrifying minute. After about 1/2 an hour I fished the blower out of the pool with a 2x4 and set it on the concrete poolside. The battery started to blink red !! So using the 2x4, I got the blower out to the middle of my crushed stone parking area, afraid the battery might explode again. 2 days later I wrapped the blower in a silver tarp and took it back to Lowes. they were sorry for my experience, and gave me a gift card fur the full amount of the blower. I walk on the beach every other morning at 7 am, and think it’s very lucky that I was home when this happened. I live alone since losing my husband. and because of this EGO battery, I could have lost my home and my 3 beloved cats. I have told all my family members to be a lot more cautious where and how their lithium tool batteries are stored. I have always been mindful not to over charge batteries, or leave them on the chargers; but I NEVER thought a newish battery that had not had a lot of use , just sitting there attached to a tool could cause such mayhem
- Model
- BA2800T
- Serial number
- NBA09220208178X
- Bought from
- LOWES, St Petersburg, FL
- Bought
- Mar 29, 2023
- Where
- Saint Petersburg, Florida: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 77, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand EGO, made or sold by Chervon Group NA
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- No Incident, No Injury
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Hurt, care not known Made Jun 8, 2019, sent to the company Jun 25, 2019, published by CPSC Jul 10, 2019
The product, in the report: Ego battery powered leaf blower
I was using your blower today here in Northern Cal and it delivered me numerous shocks though my trigger finger. The shocks would only happen when my thumb was used to press the turbo button. They happen every-time I pushed the turbo button. The shocks were mildly strong and the first one forced me to drop the blower but subsequent expected shocks were not strong enough to force me to drop the blower. The weather today was warm, dry and sunny with humidity levels about 20%. My blower is not damaged in any way and is clean/maintained. I believe you should be aware of this situation.
- Model
- EGO 480
- Bought from
- Home Depot
- Bought
- Jun 1, 2016, about then
- Where
- sonoma, California: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Age 33, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand EGO, made or sold by Chevron North America, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Level of care not known
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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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