FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 25, 2000
Release # 01-018
Toro Recall Hotline: (888) 877-8873 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058
CPSC, Toro Co. Announce Recall of Lawn Mowers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), the Toro Co., of Bloomington, Minn., is recalling about
23,000 Toro Key Start power mowers. The wiring on these mowers can short
circuit, posing a fire hazard.
Toro has received eight reports of wiring on these mowers shorting
out. No injuries have been reported.
The recalled Toro Key Start mowers are model 20045, gasoline-
powered, walk-behind mowers with a 21-inch cutting blade. The model number
is on a decal on the right-rear of the mower housing.
Toro dealers nationwide sold these mowers from February 1999 through
September 2000 for about $590.
Consumers should stop using these recalled mowers immediately, and
have the wiring harness inspected and replaced, if needed, free of charge.
Consumers with these mowers should contact a Toro service dealer to have
their mower inspected. To locate the nearest Toro service dealer or for
more information, consumers should call Toro at (888) 877-8873 between
7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.