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1. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 14, 2011
Release #11-326

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 537-8233
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

John Deere Recalls Lawn Tractors; Brake Failure Can Cause Loss of Control

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: D100 Lawn Tractors

Units: About 5,200

Manufacturer: Deere & Company of Moline, Ill.

Hazard: Hardware used to hold the brake assembly to the transmission housing can break. This can cause the brakes to fail, posing an injury hazard due to loss of control.

Incidents/Injuries: None

Description: The recalled lawn tractors are green with yellow seats and mower decks. Model D100 tractors are included in this recall. The model number is located on both sides of the tractor's hood. Tractors with the serial numbers below are included in this recall. Serial numbers are located under the right rear fender.

1GXD100A...BB051247 thru 1GXD100A...BB053312
1GXD100E...BB114388 thru 1GXD100E...BB139599

Sold at: John Deere dealers, Lowe's, and Home Depot stores nationwide, except California, from October 2010 through September 2011 for about $1,500.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lawn tractors and contact the company for a free hardware inspection and repair.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Deere & Company at (800) 537-8233 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET Saturday or visit the firm's website at www.johndeere.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the recalled product, please go to:
John Deere Recalls Lawn Tractors Due to Laceration Hazard

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2. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 14, 2011
Release #11-326

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 537-8233
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

John Deere Recalls Lawn Tractors; Brake Failure Can Cause Loss of Control

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: D100 Lawn Tractors

Units: About 5,200

Manufacturer: Deere & Company of Moline, Ill.

Hazard: Hardware used to hold the brake assembly to the transmission housing can break. This can cause the brakes to fail, posing an injury hazard due to loss of control.

Incidents/Injuries: None

Description: The recalled lawn tractors are green with yellow seats and mower decks. Model D100 tractors are included in this recall. The model number is located on both sides of the tractor's hood. Tractors with the serial numbers below are included in this recall. Serial numbers are located under the right rear fender.


1GXD100A...BB051247 thru 1GXD100A...BB053312
1GXD100E...BB114388 thru 1GXD100E...BB139599

Sold at: John Deere dealers, Lowe's, and Home Depot stores nationwide, except California, from October 2010 through September 2011 for about $1,500.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lawn tractors and contact the company for a free hardware inspection and repair.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Deere & Company at (800) 537-8233 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET Saturday or visit the firm's website at www.johndeere.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the recalled product, please go to:
John Deere Recalls Lawn Tractors; Brake Failure Can Cause Loss of Control

 

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Ouch, a gear lawn tractor with no brakes. Look out !!

 

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Product Recall Information from JohnDeere?

Recall Alert
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Communications Washington, D.C.
September 15, 2011
Alert #11-752
John Deere Recalls Lawn Tractors Powered by Kawasaki
Engines Due to Overheating and Fire Hazards
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC.
Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.
It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.​

Name of Product:

John Deere X300, X300R and X304 series tractors

Units: ​

About 36,500 tractors

Manufacturer of Tractors: ​

Deere & Company, of Moline, Ill.

Manufacturer of Engines: ​

Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA of Grand Rapids, Mich.

Hazard: ​

The cooling fan (A) installed on top of the front mounted Kawasaki engine in the lawn

tractor can break. If the cooling fan is not operational, the engine can overheat causing the

surrounding plastic to melt, creating the risk of fire and serious injury.
Incidents/Injuries: ​

There have been 163 reported failures, including 83 reports of engine

melting or engine fires and one report of a minor burn injury following a fan failure fire.

Description: ​

This recall involves John Deere X300, X300R and X304 Select Series Lawn

Tractors with Kawasaki FS541V engines manufactured between September 20, 2010 and July

21, 2011 within the following serial number ranges listed below. The model number is on both
sides of the tractor hood, and the serial number can be found on the machine frame near the front
right tire.
1M0X300B++M180001 thru 1M0X300B++M180600
1M0X300C++M180001 thru 1M0X300C++M208330
1M0X300E++M180001 thru 1M0X300E++M180718​

1M0X300F++M180001 thru 1M0X300F++M180888

1M0X300G++M180001 thru 1M0X300G++M183700

1M0X300H++M180001 thru 1M0X300H++M180145
1M0X300J++M180001 thru 1M0X300J++M180106
1M0X304A++M180001 thru 1M0X304A++M184936
1M0X304B++M180001 thru 1M0X304B++M180696
1M0X304C++M180001 thru 1M0X304C++M180054
Sold at: ​

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Nationwide at John Deere dealers in the U.S. from September 2010 to August 2011 for

between about $3,000 and $4,000.

Manufactured in: ​

United States

Remedy: ​

Customers should stop using the mowers immediately and contact a John Deere dealer

to make arrangements to have the engine cooling fan replaced. All registered owners of the

recalled mowers will be directly notified by John Deere.
Consumer Contact: ​

For additional information, contact Deere & Company at (800) 537-8233

between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturdays

ET or visit the firm痴 Web site at www.johndeere.com​

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident

or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard
with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on​

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SaferProducts.gov​