PolyCut 27-3 - Nylon Cutting Head for STIHL Grass Trimmers and Brush Cutters

Official notice

27 Aug 2019

Last checked

27 Aug 2019

Medium riskACCC

An official ACCC notice concerns PolyCut 27-3 - Nylon Cutting Head for STIHL Grass Trimmers and Brush Cutters. If the parts detach and fly off, this poses a risk of injury to the user and bystanders. Published 2019-08-27.

What to do now

Consumers should immediately stop using the trimmer head and return the product to a STIHL authorised dealer for a full refund. For further information, contact STIHL by phone on 03 9215 6666 or email at products@stihl.com.au

Recall number

a20562e6-5b82-48da-8780-113e93766ee7

Official notice

2019-08-27

The hazard

If the parts detach and fly off, this poses a risk of injury to the user and bystanders.

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Affected products

Product 1

PolyCut 27-3 Nylon cutting head with rigid polymer blades suitable for use with STIHL Grass Trimmers and Brush Cutters

Risk / hazard

If the parts detach and fly off, this poses a risk of injury to the user and bystanders.

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

Garden tools and products

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

a20562e6-5b82-48da-8780-113e93766ee7

Classification

Garden tools and products

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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