Earthquake string trimmers and edgers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jun 26, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jun 26, 2015the latest report was made
- Jun 26, 2015the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Earthquake
- Maker
- ARDISAM INCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- String trimmers and edgersPowered, not brush cuttersCPSC’s product type: Lawn Trimmers or Edgers, Powered (Excl. Brushcutters) (code 1464), in Yard & Garden: Gardening & Landscaping
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| June 2015 | 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 Jun 26, 2015, sent to the company Jul 7, 2015, published by CPSC Jul 21, 2015
The product, in the report: Walk behind string trimmer, gasoline powered
Purchased an Earthquake model# 600050v trimmer mower. Mower came assembled in the box. As soon as gasoline was added to the tank, it rapidly leaked out of the air filter area of the motor creating a fire hazard.
- Model
- 600050v
- Serial number
- 0114983056930405150008
- Bought from
- Menards, Indiana
- Bought
- Jun 25, 2015
- Where
- la porte, Indiana: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 45, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand Earthquake, made or sold by ARDISAM INC
- 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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.