MTD Yard-Man leaf blowers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Oct 11, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Oct 11, 2012the latest report was made
- Oct 11, 2012the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- MTD Yard-Man
- Maker
- MTD PRODUCTS 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 |
|---|---|
| October 2012 | 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 Oct 11, 2012, sent to the company Oct 19, 2012, published by CPSC Nov 2, 2012
The product, in the report: Yard-Man by MTD Electric Mulching Blower/Vacuum
Was using me electric leaf blower the other day when I smelled a burning smell. I noticed there was a bit of smoke coming by the plug in area where my 100 ft. outdoor extension cord was plugged in. I turned the blower off and noticed that the plug in was now melted as well as my extension cord end was melted as well. I inspected the cord and could find no other problems with it, ie. cuts or abrasions that would cause the cord to short out. This is the second time that this has happened to me with virtually the same model and brand of leaf blower. This model is a MTD Yard-Man model #YMESV1300 my previous model was a Ryobi (made by MTD) model #RESV1300. The Ryobi melted the plug on my extension cord so bad that I could not unplug the plug from the extension cord. This time when I smelled the burning smell I unplugged it in time to prevent this from happening. However the damage has been done to both the blower and the cord, rendering them both useless. The right side of the plug in on the blower appears to be the burnt side. Since this has happened to me twice with the the exact same product, I searched the government recall site to see if there was a recall on this product, but could not find one. I feel that there should be as I can’t believe that I am the only one that this has happened to and this product is still available for sale.
- Model
- MTD Yard-Man YMESV1300 Electric Mulching Blower /
Vacuum - UPC
- 0 84631 82764 6
- Serial number
- S/
N (S) 1C198DP 0430 - Bought from
- Menards, Illinois
- Bought
- Sep 1, 2009, about then
- Where
- Galva, Illinois: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 58, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand MTD Yard-Man, made or sold by MTD PRODUCTS INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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