STIHL Recalls BR 800 Backpack Blowers Due to Laceration Hazard
Recalled 2025-11-06. Fire and burn hazard. Here is what the CPSC published, and what you are owed.
About 47,800Units
2025-11-06Recall date
None reportedInjuries
The text below is quoted from the CPSC notice word for word.
- What was recalled
- This recall involves the fan wheel of the STIHL BR 800 Magnum, models X and C-E, a backpack blower powered by a combustion engine. The backpack blower is gray and orange. "STIHL," "BR 800," and "X" or "C-E" are printed on the rear of the blower. The recalled blower's serial number is located on a label on the blower tube. Only backpack blowers with serial numbers ranging from 546515117 to 547916107 are included in the recall.
- The hazard
- The fan wheel inside the backpack blower can break apart, posing a laceration hazard.
- Injuries
- None reported
- The remedy
- Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled STIHL BR 800 backpack blower and bring it to an authorized STIHL servicing dealer for a free inspection and replacement of the fan wheel.
The details
What a recall entitles you to
A refund, a repair or a replacement. The notice says which. It costs you
nothing and there is usually no receipt requirement.
Stop using the product first. Recalls do not expire. An old one still counts.
The full CPSC notice, including photographs, is at cpsc.gov.
Source: CPSC SaferProducts recall feed, retrieved 2026-08-06. Newest recall on file 2026-07-30.
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