Home Lite string trimmers and edgers
5 reports to CPSC, the latest made May 4, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
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- 5reports to CPSC
- May 4, 2018the latest report was made
- Mar 2, 2012the earliest
- 5with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Home Lite
- Maker
- HOMELITE CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.Makers, 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
Other ways the reports write the brand (2)
“Homelite” and “HomeLite”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| May 2018 | 1 |
| June 2017 | 1 |
| April 2017 | 1 |
| August 2014 | 1 |
| March 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- First aid 3 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
- No one hurt 2 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.
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First aid Made May 4, 2018, sent to the company Jul 13, 2018, published by CPSC Jul 27, 2018
The product, in the report: HomeLite Weed Wacker
I we bought a weed wacker from home depot that is a homelite weed wacker, its made by One World Technology. I called and told them this weed wacker was not safe since they change it from where you bump the head to advance the line to having it advance when you press the power button so that whenever you press the power button it advances. I called and told them that the line advances so far that it goes over the black guard thats in place, Ive been cut a few times from it. I had told the product manager about this and he told me my claim was frivolous and told me I was probably not wearing the proper clothes, I told him so I guess tennis shoes, knee high socks and sweats isnt the proper wear? He wouldnt answer me. I wrote in and they did nothing. Well this time I wore tennis shoes, socks and jeans and I got two sores on my legs from where it hit me. I called and talked to a young man who said he was taking over for the previous guy because the previous guy retired. I explained what happened to me and I said I could send pictures, he said thats fine and he said he would call me back after he could see what he could do. I havent heard anthing and I tried to call today and I got hung up on.
- Model
- UT41113
- Bought from
- HomeDepot
- Bought
- Oct 15, 2017
- Where
- El Cajon, United States: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 47, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand HomeLite, made or sold by HOMELITE CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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First aid Made Jun 12, 2017, sent to the company Jun 20, 2017, published by CPSC Jul 5, 2017
The product, in the report: Home Lite Auto Feed weed wacker
I have a Home Lite Weed Wacker, its the third one of the same model number, I thought 3rd time is a charm since I was only able to exchange it, third one is also defective, automatic line feed does not work on these weed wackers, I have to keep trying to get the lid off to advance the lines myself, This last time, it did not advance so I undid and advanced a inch like the instructions told me too and I put the lid back on, I plugged it back in and pressed the trigger, the line popped out when I Turned it on the scraped my leg and then left welts on my leg. I have called home lite, I told them what happened, I got a call today by a guy first he said his name was [REDACTED] then it was [REDACTED], he said “ I tested the weed wacker you sent us and found nothing wrong with it” which I know for a fact is incorrect because the weed wacker I sent him did not have the metal square on it thats used to cut the line. It also had a few other pieces missing that I did realize was missing til I got the other weed wackers. He told me, your claim is dismissed your being frivolous.I called One World who is over Home lite and the gentleman looked up my phone number and apparently Home lite documented that I took the weed wacker for service at a [REDACTED] lawn quipement repair, and I never did, No one would take it without proof of purchase. So they lied about that. They have a weed wacker on the shelf that is defective, The autofeeds do not work, one is nothing but 3 is BAD. This needs to be taken off the shelves.
- Model
- UT41113
- UPC
- 046396005342
- Serial number
- AL16475D010523
- Bought from
- Home Depot
- Bought
- May 9, 2017
- Where
- El Cajon, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 46, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Home Lite, made or sold by HOMELITE CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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First aid Made Apr 25, 2017, sent to the company Jun 14, 2017, published by CPSC Jun 28, 2017
The product, in the report: Home Lite weed wacker
I have bought three home lite weed wackers, and they all be defective, they are suppose to be auto feeders which means when you press the trigger / start button it automatically releases the line. The first weed wacker fed too much line and I got cut by it on my leg. The other two that I bought were not auto feeding all the time and I had to pry the lids off to get the line to feed. WHen I did that and I would start the weed wacker again the line would feed even tho it was already OUT. Its a dangerous weed wacker, its very easy to get cut from the line feed because it doesnt auto feed when its suppose to all the time and if you manually do it and then turn it back on sometimes it feeds and you get an excessive amount of line.
- Model
- UT41113
- UPC
- 04639600534
- Serial number
- al16475d010523
- Bought from
- home depot, California
- Bought
- Mar 17, 2017
- Where
- EL CAJON, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 46, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Home Lite, made or sold by HOMELITE CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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No one hurt Made Aug 14, 2014, sent to the company Aug 22, 2014, published by CPSC Sep 8, 2014
The product, in the report: home lite model ut20042 Easy Reach 25cc gas string trimmer
Trimmer initially leaked gas at tank fuel line connection point and soaked my from pant leg with gasoline. Tank and its included fuel lines were subsequently replace and leak re-occurred after short period of use. NOTE: I attempted to include pics and my received e mails from manfacture but could not!
- Model
- ut240042
- UPC
- unknown
- Serial number
- AG350319 12-94
- Bought from
- Home Depot
- Bought
- Aug 1, 2006, about then
- Where
- Littleton, Colorado: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 78, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Homelite, made or sold by HOMELITE CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Mar 2, 2012, sent to the company Mar 9, 2012, published by CPSC Mar 23, 2012
The product, in the report: String Trimmer
I have had this Trimmer for approx 18 months and just after the warranty ran out the fuel hoses that go into the gas tank disintegrated and caused a fuel leak. I replaced the tank assembly and in less than six months later the same thing happened. When I noticed the fuel leaking after filling the tank I poured the fuel back into my gasoline container and the hoses were so disintegrated the fuel filter inside fell out of the tank. When I called Homelite they advised me it was due to using gas with ethanol and there was nothing they could do for me. This inferior hose being used by Homelite is a fire hazard, I was lucky I noticed the leak before starting the unit or the might have been a fire. There are very few gas stations that do not have ethanol in their fuels.
- Model
- UT20042A
- Serial number
- AG1481699
- Bought from
- Home Depot, Florida
- Bought
- Oct 20, 2010
- Where
- Coral Springs, Florida: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 52, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Homelite, made or sold by HOMELITE CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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