Polycut 27-3 string trimmers and edgers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 31, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 31, 2020the latest report was made
- Jul 31, 2020the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Polycut 27-3
- Maker
- STIHL, 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
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2020 | 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 Jul 31, 2020, sent to the company Aug 7, 2020, published by CPSC Sep 16, 2020
The product, in the report: Orange plastic three blade head for Stihl trimmer FS 70R.
I was cutting semi-tall grass when one of the bushings came lose and the blade flew off of my trimmer while using it at a high speed.
- Model
- Stihl Polycut 27-3 blades
- Bought from
- Farm and Fleet, Wisconsin
- Bought
- Aug 1, 2019, about then
- Where
- Madison, Wisconsin: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 36, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Polycut 27-3, made or sold by STIHL, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.