CPSC Consumer products recall ·
Excel Industries Recalls Accessory LED Light Kits Due to Risk of Serious Injury from Fire Hazard
- Recall number
- CPSC-26722
- Date
- Company / brand
- Excel Industries
- Category
- Consumer products › Home & garden
- Units affected
- About 1,800
- Hazard tags
- Fire Injury risk
Read the official CPSC notice ↗
Product
Accessory LED Light Kits used with certain ride-on mowers
Description
This recall involves an accessory LED Light Kit containing two LED Light Bars and kit components. These accessory products are used on Hustler or BigDog ride-on mowers as an accessory light at the front of the mower. A black or yellow steel mounting bracket attaches to the mower footrest at the front of the mower and holds two LED Light Bars as headlights. The LED Light Bars are clear plastic with a white and a black wire and an orange plug at the end. They measure 6 inches wide and ¾ of an inch tall.
Hazard
The light bars can overheat or produce flames, posing a risk of serious injury from a fire hazard.
Incidents / injuries
None reported
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the accessory LED Light Kits immediately and contact their point-of-sale dealers to receive a refund upon return of the light kit. Light kits installed on mowers can be removed either at the local dealer or at the consumer’s residence.
Remedy type: Refund
Contact: Excel Industries toll-free at 888-848-6038 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday ET or email at safetyadvisory@sbdinc.com or online at www.hustlerturf.com/product-recall or www.bigdogmowerco.com/product-recall or www.hustlerturf.com and click on “Service & Parts” and then “Product Recalls” in the drop-down menu for more information.
Where it was sold
Hustler and BigDog dealerships nationwide or online at www.hustlerturf.com/law-mower-accessories or www.bigdogmower.com/accessories from April 2020 through July 2026 for between $180 and $330.
Manufactured in: United States
Source: CPSC (consumer products), recall CPSC-26722. Official notice. Republished from public data; RecallFlag is not affiliated with the CPSC.