Fire Hazard Prompts Recall of Homelite Backpack Blowers

Washington, DC: About 85,000 Homelite Backpack Blowers are being recalled because the fuel tank can leak gasoline, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

So far, the distributor, Homelite Consumer Products, has received 18 reports of fuel tanks leaking gasoline including one report of minor skin irritation.

This recall involves the Homelite Mighty Lite backpack blowers. The blowers are red and black. The following models are affected by this recall:

Product Model : Manufacturing Date Codes Range
UT08580 : ATK1820001 through ATK3659999
UT08580A : ATL1530001 through ATL3669999; ATM0010001 through ATM1749999

The model number and manufacturing date code are printed on the blower's data label which is located on the red plastic housing above the choke knob and adjacent to the fuel tank. Products with a green "dot" on the outside of the package or the letters "CA" embossed on the fuel tank are not included in the recall.

The blowers were sold at Home Depot stores and various retailers of refurbished products including Direct Tools Factory Outlets, CPO Homelite, Gardner, Tap Enterprises, Isla Supply and Heartland America stores nationwide from September 2007 through October 2009 for between $90 and $140.

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Published on Nov-12-09