Mercury Outboard 35-60hp FourStroke and 75-115hp FourStroke SeaPro Mid Mounted Tiller Handle Engines

Official notice

23 Aug 2020

Last checked

23 Aug 2020

High riskACCC

An official ACCC notice concerns Mercury Outboard 35-60hp FourStroke and 75-115hp FourStroke SeaPro Mid Mounted Tiller Handle Engines. If the throttle shaft clamp is missing, there may be a loss of throttle control with the engine slowing to idle, increasing the risk of an accident and injury. Published 2020-08-23.

What to do now

Consumers should stop using their boat and contact an authorised Mercury Marine outboard dealer to schedule a service appointment, mentioning Mercury Outboard Service Bulletin 20-06. For further information, contact Mercury Marine Customer Service on 03 9791 5822 (Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm AEST) or by email at merc.info@mercmarine.com

Recall number

f9dcd991-97d5-4e64-9691-ee9d4d53c5d2

Official notice

2020-08-23

The hazard

If the throttle shaft clamp is missing, there may be a loss of throttle control with the engine slowing to idle, increasing the risk of an accident and injury.

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Affected products

Product 1

Mercury outboard 35-60hp fourstroke mid mounted tiller handle engine Engine serial number range: 1C600142-1C619761 Mercury outboard 75-115hp fourstroke SeaPro mid mounted tiller handle engine Engine serial number range: 2B801147-2B803402

Risk / hazard

If the throttle shaft clamp is missing, there may be a loss of throttle control with the engine slowing to idle, increasing the risk of an accident and injury.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

AU · Australia

Affected area 1

AU · Australia

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

Boat parts and accessories

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

f9dcd991-97d5-4e64-9691-ee9d4d53c5d2

Classification

Boat parts and accessories

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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