STIHL Recalls BR 800 Backpack Blowers Due to Laceration Hazard

Recall number

26072

Title

STIHL Recalls BR 800 Backpack Blowers Due to Laceration Hazard

Recall date

2025-11-06T00:00:00

Manufacturers

[{"CompanyID":"","Name":"STIHL Incorporated, of Virginia Beach, Virginia"}]

Made in

[{"Country":"United States"}]

Importers

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Distributors

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Sold at

[{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Authorized STIHL independent dealers nationwide from May 2025 through September 2025 for about $600 for the STIHL BR 800 X Magnum model and about $700 for the STIHL BR 800 C-E Magnum model."}]

Products

[{"CategoryID":"","Description":"","Model":"","Name":"STIHL BR 800 Backpack Blower","NumberOfUnits":"About 47,800","Type":""}]

UPCs

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Hazards

[{"HazardType":"","HazardTypeID":"","Name":"The fan wheel inside the backpack blower can break apart, posing a laceration hazard."}]

Remedies

[{"Name":"Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled STIHL BR 800 backpack blower and bring it to an authorized STIHL servicing dealer for a free inspection and replacement of the fan wheel."}]

Injuries reported

[{"Name":"None reported"}]

Description

This recall involves the fan wheel of the STIHL BR 800 Magnum, models X and C-E, a backpack blower powered by a combustion engine. The backpack blower is gray and orange. "STIHL," "BR 800," and "X" or "C-E" are printed on the rear of the blower. The recalled blower's serial number is located on a label on the blower tube. Only backpack blowers with serial numbers ranging from 546515117 to 547916107 are included in the recall.

Notice

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/STIHL-Recalls-BR-800-Backpack-Blowers-Due-to-Laceration-Hazard

Last published

2025-11-06T00:00:00

Cite as

CPSC Consumer Product Recalls (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission), pages.json, sha256 1b022dde64a0, published 2026-09-24

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