Denver Global Products Recalls Multi-Purpose Yard Vehicles Due to Laceration, Fire Hazards; Sold Exclusively at Lowe's Stores (Recall Alert)

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled vehicles. Turn off the key switch and remove the key, apply the parking brake, and remove the green and the yellow fuses from the white plastic fuse holders on the right-hand side under the seat. Return the unit to your nearest Lowe's store for a full refund. The firm is contacting consumers directly.

Lowe's Stores nationwide between January 2013 and May 2013 for about $3,000.

About 11,000

Denver Global Products has received 82 reports of blades detaching, one of which resulted in lacerations and bruising to a bystander's legs, and three reports of mower blades starting without the operator activating them with no reported injuries. There have also been three reports of unintended vehicle movement with no reported injuries and 34 reports of fuel leaking with no reported injuries.

United States

Refund

Multi-Purpose Yard Vehicles

Denver Global Products, toll-free at (888) 321-5700 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.denverglobal.com and select Partner Websites, then click on MPV-710 Refund Program, or www.thempv.com, and click on the MPV-710 Refund Program at the bottom of the page for more information.