The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereCPSC·24256·Announced 2024-06-06

Kawasaki Engines in Multiple Lawn Equipment Brands Recalled for Fire and Burn Hazard

Kawasaki is recalling approximately 68,500 engines used in lawn and garden equipment from multiple brands due to overheating that can cause fire and burn hazards. Consumers should stop using affected equipment and contact the manufacturer or an authorized dealer for free repair.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: Eight reported fire incidents with the recalled engines establish a significant injury/property-damage risk profile. Although no injuries have been reported to date, the pattern of confirmed fires combined with the inherent hazard of burn injury from overheating equipment meets the Severe criteria.

Plain-English summary

Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp. U.S.A. is recalling approximately 68,500 Kawasaki engines used in lawn and garden equipment sold under the Bad Boy Mowers, BigDog, Bobcat, Cub Cadet, Hustler, John Deere, and Kubota brand names. The recalled engines are model year 2021–2023 and include the FJ400D, FS600V, FS651V, FX691V, FX730V, FX801V, FX850V, and FXT00V models.

The recalled engines can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards. Kawasaki has received eight reports of fires involving the recalled engines. No injuries have been reported.

Affected equipment was sold through authorized dealers nationwide from April 2021 through December 2023 for between $4,000 and $15,500. Consumers should immediately stop using lawn and garden equipment with the recalled engines and contact their equipment manufacturer or an authorized dealer to schedule a free repair. Kawasaki and the mower manufacturers are contacting all known purchasers directly.

The recalled product

Product
Kawasaki Engines used in Bad Boy Mowers, BigDog, Bobcat, Cub Cadet, Hustler, John Deere, and Kubota brand lawn and garden equipment
Manufacturer
Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp. U.S.A., of Maryville, Missouri
Category
Consumer Product — Lawn and Garden Equipment
Hazard
Affected units
68,500

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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