Shivvers Recalls Country Clipper Riding Lawn Mowers Due to Fire Hazard

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is announcing the recall of riding lawn mowers.

Recall Summary

Name of Product: Riding lawn mowers

Hazard: The ignition module can fail to ground, resulting in overheating and melting, posing a fire hazard.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lawn mowers and contact a Country Clipper dealer to schedule a free repair. 

Consumer Contact: Country Clipper at (800) 344-8237 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.countryclipper.com and click on Recall on the left side of the page for more information.

Photos are available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Shivvers-Recalls-Country-Clipper-Riding-Lawn-Mowers.

Recall Details

Units: About 1,650 in the U.S. and 261 in Canada

Description: This recall involves model year 2012, 2013 and 2014 Country Clipper riding lawn mowers. The recalled mowers are equipped with 27-horsepower Kohler Command CV740 or Kohler Courage SV740 twin cylinder engines. The Command engine is dark gray and has the name and model number on a label on the side of the engine near the air filter. The Courage engine has a black engine shroud and has the name and model number on the top of the shroud. The recalled mowers are steered by either a joystick or two steering arms. The recalled mowers were manufactured from October 2011 to May 2014 and include the model names Challenger, Charger, Edge, Jazee, Jazee Pro and Jazee Pro DLX. The following model years and model numbers are recalled:

The mower model number and manufacture date are on the mower serial number plate on the side frame rail by the foot floor pan on the driver's right side. 

Incidents/Injuries: Shivvers has received reports of four lawn mower ignition modules overheating and melting. No injuries have been reported.

Sold at: Country Clipper lawn mower dealers nationwide from October 2011 to May 2014 for between $5,300 and $9,500.

Manufacturer: Shivvers Manufacturing Inc., of Corydon, Iowa

Manufactured in: United States

Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2014/41483r-eng.php.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.  Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals – contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.

Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.

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