Echo gasoline powered chain saws
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Echo Incorporated is voluntarily recalling approximately 8,500 model 500VL gasoline-powered chain saws manufactured between 1979 and 1980 due to flywheel problems. The recall was issued in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission. A special tool is required to remove the flywheel during routine maintenance, but some consumers removed flywheels without using this tool. When flywheels are improperly removed, they may become distorted and subject to stress and vibration, potentially causing pieces to break apart and strike the operator. Three accidents have been reported to Echo resulting in lacerations, fractures, and finger amputations to operators' left hands.
Echo is replacing affected chain saws with a new model 510 EVL at no cost to consumers. The new model is equipped with a solid-state electronic magneto that does not require removal during routine maintenance. Consumers with model 500VL chain saws bearing serial numbers up to 0023000 should contact their Echo dealer immediately to arrange for replacement and should discontinue using the recalled saw. For more information, consumers can contact Echo Incorporated at 400 Oakwood Road, Lake Zurich, Illinois 60047, or call their Service Department at (847) 540-8400.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Laceration
Cs-500VL Chain Saw Recalled by Echo NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Phone number. FOR RELEASE Originally issued August 28, 1986; Revised April 1, 2005 Release # 86-53 Echo Recalls Model Cs-500VL Chain Saw Washington, DC -- In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Echo Incorporated of Lake Zurich, Illinois today announced the voluntary recall of all model 500VL gasoline powered chain saws manufactured from 1979 to 1980. Some 8,500 Echo model 500VL chain saws with flywheel problems are being recalled voluntarily by the company and replaced with a new solid- state magneto chain saw at no cost to the consumer. The firm said a special tool is required to remove the flywheel during routine chain saw maintenance, but some flywheels have been removed by consumers without aid of the tool. If the flywheel becomes distorted as a result of such removal, the flywheel may be subject to stress and vibration. Pieces of the flywheel may fly apart and strike the operator as was the case in the three accidents reported to Echo, which resulted in lacerations, fractures and amputation to the fingers of the operator's left hand. Consumers should discontinue using the Echo 500 VL chain saw immediately. Owners of Model 500VL chain saws with serial numbers inclusive to 0023000 should contact their Echo Dealer to arrange for replacement of the saw at no charge. The new Echo saw, model 510 EVL, comes equipped with a solid-state electronic magneto which is not removed during routine maintenance. Consumers desiring more information about the product recall should write to Echo, Incorporated, 400 Oakwood Road, Lake Qurich, Illinois 60047, or call Echo's Service Department at (847) 540-8400.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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