FYI-Recall Stihl-brand MS 192 T Chain Saws

[MikeInParadise]

This was posted on a woodworking bulletin board

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 11, 2006
Release #06-063
Firm's Hotline: (800) 610-6677
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

CPSC, Stihl Inc. Announce Recall of Chain Saws

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.

Name of Product: Stihl-brand MS 192 T Chain Saws

Units: About 23,500

Manufacturer: Stihl Inc., of Virginia Beach, Va.

Hazard: These chain saws can leak fuel, posing a fire hazard. A connection in the ignition grounding system could loosen and create a spark, posing a fire hazard. Also the springs in the clutch assembly could come out of position allowing a spring of the clutch to be projected from the saw housing resulting in injury to the user.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recalled Stihl-brand chain saws have model number MS 192 T, located on the side of the chain saw's starter housing. They include serial numbers 264371702 through 266087005, which is located on the top/front of the chain saw's housing.

Sold at: Authorized Stihl dealers nationwide from January 2005 through July 2005 for about $280.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should stop using these chain saws immediately and return them to an authorized Stihl dealer for a free repair.

Consumer Contact: Call Stihl Inc. at (800) 610-6677 between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit Stihl's Web site at www.stihlusa.com

To view this recall online, please visit our website at:

https://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06063.html

 

[Lakeside53]

Not sure why it was dated Jan 11th. Stihl dealer were told of this months ago, had repair kits shipped to them, and Stihl contacted all registed owners. Maybe the wheels of Govt. are a bit behind?

The Units sales are interesting.. 23,600 affected (and that was only part of the production). So much for "sales to professionals for in-tree use only".

 

[Fish]

I repaired a few of them this past fall, the kit was backorded for about
a month. The only flaw I could see to get real excited about was the
clutch was put together backwards, but it is yesterday's news anyway....

 

[stihltech]

fini

I think all my customers were done a month ago.