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

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.

Name of product: STIHL BF-KM Mini-Cultivator attachments

Units: About 185,000

Manufacturer: STIHL Incorporated, of Virginia Beach, VA

Hazard: 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.

Remedy: 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.

Recall date: September 30, 2020

Incidents/Injuries: STIHL Inc. has received 12 reports of incidents, including six reports of lacerations to consumers.

Sold At: Authorized STIHL servicing dealers nationwide from January 2005 through August 2020 for about $190.

Manufactured in: United States

Consumer contact: STIHL Inc. at 800-233-4729 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, e-mail at stihlrecall@stihl.us or online at www.stihlusa.com and click on “Information” and then “Product Recalls” and then “BF-KM recall” for more information.

Recall number: 20-193