The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·24329·Announced 2024-08-01

ECHO Gas-Powered Backpack Blowers Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

ECHO Inc. is recalling about 3,900 gas-powered backpack blowers due to a fuel supply line that can leak gas, creating a fire hazard. No injuries have been reported.

What this means for you

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 hazard is a fire risk associated with fuel leakage, which represents a risk of serious harm. Although no injuries or illnesses have been reported, the potential for fire constitutes a high-risk hazard that meets the threshold for a High severity rating per the rubric criterion for products with risk of harm where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

This recall involves ECHO 59.7cc gas-powered backpack blowers, models PB-5810H and PB-5810T, designed for residential and commercial use. The recalled units have a fuel supply line that can leak gas, posing a fire hazard.

The affected blowers were distributed through Golden Eagle Distributing Company of Rocklin, California and independent dealers nationwide from May 2024 through June 2024 for approximately $430. About 3,900 units are involved in this recall. Model and serial numbers are located on a label near the right side of the black blower fan housing. Model PB-5810H includes serial numbers P61312001001 to P61312002590. Model PB-5810T includes serial numbers P61212001001 to P61212004155.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled blowers. ECHO is contacting all known purchasers directly. Consumers can contact an authorized ECHO dealer through www.echo-usa.com/store-locator to schedule a free appointment to have a new replacement fuel line installed. For more information, consumers can contact ECHO at 800-432-3246 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, email at www.echo-usa.com/customer-support, or visit www.echo-usa.com/recall.

The recalled product

Product
ECHO gas-powered backpack blowers
Manufacturer
ECHO Inc., of Lake Zurich, Illinois
Category
Consumer Product — Outdoor Power Equipment
Hazard
  • fuel-leak
  • fire
Affected units
3,900

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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