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DR Power Equipment Recalls PRO XL501 Chipper Shredders Due to Laceration Hazard (Recall Alert) — CPSC recall 23732
Published notice; closure not supplied
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Source date Mar 2, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.
What the record says
- Product
- This recall involves DR Power Chipper Shredder with model numbers CS35050BEN and CS35050BENR. The model number is on the side of the unit. The Chipper Shredders are used for yard and garden clean up. The recalled chipper shredders have an orange body, a black motor on a black metal frame that has two wheels. DR and PROXL501 are printed on the motor.
- Reason
- The fin scroll of the chipper shredder can fail, ejecting pieces of metal from the chipper shredder hopper during operation, posing a laceration hazard.
- Classification
- Not supplied
- Recalling firm
- Generac, of Waukesha, Wisconsin; DR Power Equipment, of South Burlington, Vermont
- Quantity
- About 2,100 (In addition, about 27 were sold in Canada and about 3 were sold in Mexico)
- Agency-reported status
- Published recall notice
- Source record identifier
- 23732
Lot and product identifiers
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| Lot, code or applicability | Read the product description and official photos for model and lot identifiers. |
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Distribution
Not supplied
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Dates in the source
- Last publish date
- Mar 2, 2023
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