Lowes brand “Kobalt” leaf blower leaf blowers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 9, 2022. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
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- 1report to CPSC
- Mar 9, 2022the latest report was made
- Mar 9, 2022the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Lowes brand “Kobalt” leaf blower
- Maker
- LF, LLCMakers, 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 |
|---|---|
| March 2022 | 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 Mar 9, 2022, sent to the company Mar 11, 2022, published by CPSC Mar 25, 2022
The product, in the report: Lowes brand “Kobalt” leaf blower. 140mph and 250cfm. Blue and black. The battery is a Kobalt, model# KB 240-05, LI-ION, 40V max, 72Wh. SN# KBV1810311 06/29/16 SL 0616.
My Lowes Kobalt leaf blower (40volt DC, battery operated) was sitting idle in my carport when it (the battery) self-combusted. It started a fire that almost went out of control before we were able to contain it. The fire department was called as a precaution. It caused over $2000 damage to the carport and contents it consumed. The battery was in the blower, it was not being charged, it had not been charged in a week or more and, no one had used it in a day or two. No one was injured. Environmental conditions; the blower was not in contact with anything that would short it out such as water, however, the weather was in the low 50s and the air was humid do to recent rain. The blower was purchased in 2016 and the battery had been replaced 3 years ago with a direct replacement (Lowes brand). the charger is the original that came with the blower.
- Model
- Kobalt 140mph
- UPC
- no UPC
- Serial number
- blower destroyed in fire; battery SN# KBV1810311
- Bought from
- Lowes Home Improvement
- Bought
- Jun 29, 2016
- Where
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 26, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Lowes brand “Kobalt” leaf blower, made or sold by LF, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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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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