Toro Power Sweep Electric Blowers Recalled for Projectile Hazards
The Toro Company is recalling about 900,000 Power Sweep electric blowers because the impeller can break, causing plastic pieces to fly out and pose a risk of injury.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the hazard poses a risk of 'serious injury' and reports 21 instances of injury (cuts and bruises), which aligns with the rubric criteria for 'Severe' (significant injury reports or risk of serious injury).
Plain-English summary
The Toro Company is recalling approximately 900,000 Power Sweep electric blowers, model 51586, manufactured between 2000 and 2002. The recall is due to a hazard where the blower's impeller, a rotating component, can break. When this occurs, pieces of plastic can fly out of the blower, posing a risk of serious injury to the user or a bystander.
The affected units have serial numbers ranging from 000055100 to 220255609. They can be identified by a black impeller fan visible through the air inlet screen on the bottom of the unit. These blowers were sold at Toro dealers and mass retailers nationwide, including The Home Depot, Lowe's, Target, and K-Mart, from January 2000 through late December 2002 for about $32.
Toro has received 154 reports of broken impellers, including 21 reports of minor cuts and bruises resulting from projected impeller pieces. Consumers should stop using the recalled blowers immediately and contact Toro to receive a replacement blower. For more information, consumers can call Toro at (888) 279-3191 or visit www.toro.com.
The recalled product
- Product
- Toro Power Sweep Electric Blowers
- Manufacturer
- The Toro Company, of Bloomington, Minn.
- Category
- Consumer Product — Power Tools
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 900,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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