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STIHL Recalls Docking Stations Sold with iMOW Robotic Lawn Mowers Due to Fire Hazard

S3 · 03/16
2023 · STIHL

Record

CompanySTIHL
Categoryconsumer robotics
Typerecall
Date03/16
2023
Time of daynot documented
Locationno physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record)
SeverityS3 (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault)
Scale-
Confidencehigh
VerificationYes - adversarially checked against the cited source
SourceUSA Today / CPSC

What happened

CPSC and STIHL Incorporated announced a recall of docking stations sold with STIHL iMOW (RMI 422/522/632) robotic lawn mowers after the docking station's PCB could short-circuit when exposed to moisture, posing a fire hazard; 8 reports including 2 fires, no injuries.

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