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Husqvarna recalls Automower 435X AWD and 535 AWD robotic mowers for battery fire hazard

S3 · 02/17
2022 · Husqvarna

Record

CompanyHusqvarna
Categoryconsumer robotics
Typerecall
Date02/17
2022
Time of daynot documented
Locationno physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record)
SeverityS3 (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault)
Scale~1,400 units
Confidencehigh
VerificationCited source on file; not independently re-verified
SourceCPSC

What happened

CPSC recall covering approximately 1,400 all-wheel-drive robotic lawnmowers after Husqvarna received five reports of lithium-ion battery overheating, including two fires, traced to a charging pattern that degraded batteries; no injuries were reported. Remedy was a software update plus battery replacement for high-cycle units.

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