STIHL Recalls to Repair Mini-Cultivator Attachments Due to Laceration Hazard

Recall number

20193

Title

STIHL Recalls to Repair Mini-Cultivator Attachments Due to Laceration Hazard

Recall date

2020-09-30T00:00:00

Manufacturers

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

Made in

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

Importers

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Distributors

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Sold at

[{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Authorized STIHL servicing dealers nationwide from January 2005 through August 2020 for about $190."}]

Products

[{"CategoryID":"","Description":"","Model":"","Name":"STIHL BF-KM Mini-Cultivator attachments","NumberOfUnits":"About 185,000","Type":""}]

UPCs

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Hazards

[{"HazardType":"","HazardTypeID":"","Name":"The gearbox could have mistakenly been installed upside down by the STIHL dealer causing the tines to rotate backwards toward the operator, posing a laceration hazard to the user."}]

Remedies

[{"Name":"Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled mini-cultivator attachment and take it to an authorized STIHL servicing dealer for a free inspection and free proper assembly."}]

Injuries reported

[{"Name":"STIHL Inc. has received 12 reports of incidents, including six reports of lacerations to consumers."}]

Description

The recalled mini-cultivator is one of 15 interchangeable attachments to the STIHL KombiMotor KM model powerheads, which are sold separately. The mini-cultivator is used to break up loose soil. It has four black discs with tines mounted to a gearbox and attached to a metal drive tube with a black deflector. The mini-cultivator attachment should have been assembled by the STIHL dealer and not sold in a box or assembled by the consumer. The recalled mini-cultivator attachments are those with the gearbox installed upside down.

Notice

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/STIHL-Recalls-to-Repair-Mini-Cultivator-Attachments-Due-to-Laceration-Hazard

Last published

2020-09-30T00:00:00

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

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