STIHL PolyCut Trimmer Heads recalled due to potential impact hazard | Recall Monitor

STIHL PolyCut Trimmer Heads recalled due to potential impact hazard
Consumer Products
Sep 18th, 2019 @ 12:00 AM

Basic Details

Issue: Product Safety
Category: Household Items
Audience: General Public
Department: Health Canada
Alert type: Consumer Product Recall

Summary

Issue

The screw connections may come loose and cause moving parts to fly off during operation, posing an impact hazard to consumers.

Product

STIHL PolyCut 27-3 and STIHL PolyCut 47-3 Trimmer Heads

What to do

Consumers should return the product to any STIHL dealer in Canada for a refund.

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STIHL PolyCut 27-3STIHL PolyCut 47-3STIHL PolyCut Package (Front)Location of material number on back of STIHL PolyCut package

Products

Place of originProduct descriptionCompaniesNumber soldHazard identifiedCommon nameTime period sold
Manufactured in the USAThis recall involves STIHL trimmer heads with the model names PolyCut 27-3 and PolyCut 47-3, and their corresponding parts. The model name is located on the bottom of the product and the 11 digit material number can be found on the product packaging above the UPC or marked directly on the individual components.
Distributor
STIHL Limited
London
Ontario
CANADA
Manufacturer
STIHL Incorporated
Virginia Beach
Virginia
UNITED STATES
Approximately 3,991 units of the affected product were sold in Canada.The screw connections may come loose and cause moving parts to fly off during operation, posing an impact hazard to consumers.STIHL PolyCut 27-3 and STIHL PolyCut 47-3 Trimmer HeadsThe affected products were sold from August 2018 to September 2019.

What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled trimmer heads and contact any STIHL dealer in Canada to receive a refund.

For more information, consumers may contact STIHL Limited by telephone in English at 1-800-267-8445 (Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm EST) or in French at 1-800-463-5244 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm EST). Consumers may also visit the STIHL Limited website.

Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.

This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.

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