Riding lawn mowers recalled after 15 reports of unexpected bouncing
About 650 model year 2025 Spartan SRT-XD and KGZ-XD riding mowers are being recalled because incorrectly installed steering arm dampers can cause bouncing and loss of control.
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: Scored 4 under the significant injury criterion: 15 loss-of-control incidents have been reported, including one causing scrapes and bruises.
Plain-English summary
Certain model year 2025 Spartan SRT-XD and KGZ-XD zero radius turn riding lawn mowers are being recalled within a limited serial range, covering model numbers RSKXD161994VO, RSKXD172994VO, RSSXD161994VO, RSSXD161999KE, RSSXD172994VO and RSSXD172999KE. The mower is gray, black and orange with "Spartan" printed on the front.
The steering arm dampers can be installed incorrectly, which can result in an unexpected bouncing motion and loss of operator control, posing a crash hazard. The firm has received 15 reports of the mower bouncing unexpectedly while in use, including one report of a minor injury involving scrapes and bruises.
About 650 units were sold at Spartan dealers nationwide from February 2025 through October 2025 for about $16,400 to $19,700.
Consumers should immediately stop using the mower and contact an authorized Spartan dealer to schedule a free inspection and repair of the steering arm dampers.
The recalled product
- Product
- Model Year 2025 Spartan SRT-XD and KGZ-XD riding lawn mowers
- Manufacturer
- Intimidator LLC d/b/a/Spartan Mowers and UTVs, Batesville, Arkansas
- Category
- Consumer Product — Riding mower
- Hazard
- loss-of-control
- crash
- incident-reported
- steering-damper
- Affected units
- 650
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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