The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·15708·Announced 2014-11-20

Bob-Cat Recalls Zero Turn Riding Mowers Due to Crash Hazard

Bob-Cat is recalling about 4,900 zero turn riding mowers because the steering control arm can break, causing the driver to lose control and crash.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product where the steering control arm can break, causing loss of control and crashes, but the source explicitly states that no injuries have been reported.

Plain-English summary

Bob-Cat is recalling approximately 4,900 CRZ and XRZ model zero turn riding mowers. The recall was initiated because the steering control arm component can break under normal use, which causes the driver to lose control of the mower and crash.

Twenty-two incidents of control arm failure have been reported, including failures during use and initial set-up. There have been no reports of injuries associated with these failures. The affected mowers were sold at Bob-Cat dealerships nationwide from January 2013 to April 2014 for prices ranging from $4,500 to $5,200.

Consumers should stop using the mowers immediately and return them to the dealer where they were purchased for a free repair with a newly designed control arm component. Consumers who completed the warranty registration card were contacted directly by Schiller Grounds Care, Inc., with instructions for obtaining the repair. For more information, consumers can call Bob-Cat toll free at (866) 469-1242 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit www.bobcatturf.com and click on the Customer Service tab.

The recalled product

Product
Bob-Cat Zero Turn Riding Mower
Manufacturer
Schiller Grounds Care, Inc., of Johnson Creek, Wisc.
Category
Consumer Product — Lawn Mowers
Hazard
Affected units
4,900

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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