Tanaka string trimmers and edgers
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Aug 5, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. CPSC’s own search is on saferproducts.gov.
At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Aug 5, 2020the latest report was made
- Mar 7, 2014the earliest
- 2with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Tanaka
- Maker
- Hitachi Koki USA, Ltd.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 (1)
“Tanaka TCG22EASSLP 21.1cc 2-Stroke Gas Powered Straight Shaf”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2020 | 1 |
| March 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- First aid 2 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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.
-
First aid Made Aug 5, 2020, sent to the company Aug 13, 2020, published by CPSC Aug 27, 2020
The product, in the report: Tanaka line trimmer. Model number tcg22eab(slp) Orange in colour
My wife has been burned twice from the exhaust on this trimmer. The position of the exhaust burnt her on the inside of her forearm by the elbow. Right arm.
- Model
- Tcg22eab(slp)
- Serial number
- J310055
- Bought from
- Ace hardware, Saskatchewan
- Bought
- Jul 11, 2012, about then
- Where
- Balcarres, Canada: Farm/
Ranch - Who was involved
- Age 44, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand Tanaka, made or sold by Hitachi Koki USA, Ltd.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
-
First aid Made Mar 7, 2014, sent to the company Mar 18, 2014, published by CPSC Apr 1, 2014
The product, in the report: Grass trimmer
Purchased new grass trimmer and the first time I used it, it overheated, causing a significant burn on my arm. I have subsequently used it but found it very difficult to maneuver effectively while carefully holding it out from my arm and body.
- Model
- Tanaka TCG22EASSLP 21.1cc 2-Stroke Gas Powered Straight Shaf
- UPC
- don’t know
- Serial number
- don’t know
- Bought from
- Amazon.com
- Bought
- Jul 1, 2013, about then
- Where
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 63, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Tanaka TCG22EASSLP 21.1cc 2-Stroke Gas Powered Straight Shaf, made or sold by Hitachi Koki USA, Ltd.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
Sources
-
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.