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Black & Decker Expands Recall of Cordless Electric Lawnmowers Due to Fire Hazard
An electrical component in the lawnmowers can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Black & Decker has received 10 additional reports of electrical components overheating, including one additional report of a fire extending beyond the mower. -- Note: The original recall involved 11 reports of electrical components overheating. One of these resulted in a minor hand burn and nine resulted in reports of minor property damage extending beyond the mower.
The mowers were sold under both the Black & Decker and Craftsman brand names. The recalled Black & Decker mowers have the model CMM1000 or CMM1000R and are labeled as Type 1 through Type 4, both of which are located on the silver and black label affixed to the rear door of the mower. Mowers labeled as Type 5 are not included in this recall.
The Black & Decker mowers have either an orange or green deck with a black motor cover. The Craftsman-brand mowers have model number 900.370520 and include all date codes and types. The model number is located on the silver and black label affixed to the rear door of the mower. The Craftsman mowers have a dark green deck with a black motor cover.
Portable Generators can be very dangerous
Between 1990 and 2002, CPSC received reports of 179 carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning deaths associated with portable generators. These products use fuel-burning engines that emit poisonous CO gas in their exhaust.
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