- What product is affected?
- Briggs & Stratton Models 12, 15, 20, and 21 OHV engines installed on snow blowers.
- What brands are these engines found on?
- Ariens, Canadiana, Craftsman, Frontier Equipment, Husqvarna, Poulan Pro, Simplicity and Snapper snow blowers.
- What is the hazard?
- Over priming of the snow blowers engine can cause excess fuel to overflow the carburetor, posing fire and burn hazards to users.
- Incidents/Injuries
- Briggs & Stratton has received 48 reports of fire associated with over priming. No injuries have been reported. Fire damage has been limited to the product.
- What should you do if you have one of these products?
- Stop using snow blowers with these engines immediately.
- Contact any Authorized Briggs & Stratton Dealer to arrange for a FREE engine repair.
- For Frontier brand snow blowers you may contact any Authorized Frontier Dealer to arrange for a FREE engine repair.
- You can also contact Briggs & Stratton toll-free (8 AM – 5 PM CT Mon-Fri) at 1-866-478-7855.
- For Craftsman brand snow blowers call Sears toll-free (7 AM - 9 PM CT Mon-Sat) at 1-877-659-7017.
Location of engine number and date of manufacture (DOM)
This safety notice applies to all Briggs & Stratton OHV snow engines manufactured between date code 000601xx and 070301xx beginning with the following model numbers that are installed on snow blowers:
- 12A1xx, 12A3xx, 12A4xx, 12C1xx, 12C3xx, 12C4xx, 12D1xx, 12D2xx, 12D3xx, 12D4xx, 12E1xx, 12E3xx, 12E4xx, 12R1xx, 12R2xx
- 15A1xx, 15B1xx
- 20A1xx, 20A4xx, 20B4xx, 20C1xx, 20C4xx, 20D4xx, 20E1xx, 20E2xx, 20E3xx, 20E4xx, 20F4xx, 20G4xx
- 21A1xx, 21A4xx, 21B4xx, 21C1xx, 21C2xx, 21C3xx
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