Makita RBL250 two-stroke leaf blower/vacuum leaf blowers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 8, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jan 8, 2018the latest report was made
- Jan 8, 2018the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Makita RBL250 two-stroke leaf blower/vacuum
- Maker
- MAKITA U.S.A., 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 |
|---|---|
| January 2018 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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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Hurt, no treatment Made Jan 8, 2018, sent to the company Mar 27, 2018, published by CPSC Apr 10, 2018
The product, in the report: Makita RBL260 two-stroke leaf blower/vacuum
Blade broke off on blower impeller and was projected at high speed out of the blower, hitting my hand, causing significant bruising and bleeding.
I am an engineer with NASA and am good at diagnosing failures. My theory is that using the blower as a yard vacuum over the years has sucked up debris that damaged the impeller blades.
- Model
- RBL250
- Serial number
- 053282
- Bought from
- Unknown
- Bought
- Jan 1, 2018, about then
- Where
- Northridge, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 63, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Makita RBL250 two-stroke leaf blower/
vacuum, made or sold by MAKITA U.S.A., INC. - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
Sources
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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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