Kawasaki Motors Recalls Lawn Equipment Engines Over Fire Hazards

Kawasaki Motors USA has introduced a recall of roughly 68,500 engines utilized in garden and backyard tools from manufacturers like Dangerous Boy Mowers, BigDog, Bobcat, Cub Cadet, Hustler, John Deere, and Kubota.

The engines can overheat, posing fireplace and burn hazards. A further 900 models in Canada are additionally affected.

The recall consists of fashions from 2021 to 2023, particularly FJ400D, FS600V, FS651V, FX691V, FX730V, FX801V, FX850V, and FXT00V. The engine mannequin and serial numbers will be discovered on the engine fan housing, with a full listing obtainable on Kawasaki’s web site.

Shoppers ought to instantly cease utilizing the recalled tools and speak to Kawasaki or the respective mower producer for a free restore. Kawasaki and the mower producers are reaching out to identified purchasers straight. The recall includes varied fashions, together with the Dangerous Boy Insurgent and Rogue, BigDog Stout MP, Bobcat ZT6000 and ZT7000, Cub Cadet ZTX-6, Hustler FasTrak SDX, John Deere Z760R and Gator utility automobiles, and Kubota Z726XKW.

The problem got here to gentle after Kawasaki acquired eight stories of fires attributable to the engines, although no accidents have been reported. The affected merchandise had been bought by Kawasaki and varied sellers nationwide from April 2021 by means of December 2023, priced between $4,000 and $15,500.

Prospects can contact Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA at 866-836-4463 or go to their web site for extra data. House owners of particular manufacturers can consult with the respective firm’s contact data offered. For example, Dangerous Boy Mowers homeowners ought to go to the offered hyperlink to substantiate if their mower is affected, whereas John Deere homeowners ought to contact Deere & Firm straight.

You’ll find a full listing of serial numbers of the recollects at www.kawasakienginesusa.com/product-recall.html.

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