Excel Industries Recalls Accessory LED Light Kits Due to Risk of Serious Injury from Fire Hazard
- Recall date
- 2026-08-27
- Recall number
- 26722
- Category
- Lights & Accessories
- Hazard type
- Fire or burn
This recall involves an accessory LED Light Kit containing two LED Light Bars and kit components. These accessory products are used on Hustler or BigDog ride-on mowers as an accessory light at the front of the mower. A black or yellow steel mounting bracket attaches to the mower footrest at the front of the mower and holds two LED Light Bars as headlights. The LED Light Bars are clear plastic with a white and a black wire and an orange plug at the end. They measure 6 inches wide and ¾ of an inch tall.
De onde vem o dado
Official CPSC recall page
Cuidado
This is safety information, not advice
O que fazer com isso
What to do if you own this product
What is the hazard with Accessory LED Light Kits used with certain ride-on mowers?
Accessory LED Light Kits used with certain ride-on mowers (Excel Industries LLC, of Hesston, Kansas) was announced earlier this year, in the "Lights & Accessories" category. The light bars can overheat or produce flames, posing a risk of serious injury from a fire hazard. This falls under one of the more serious hazard categories (injury, choking or strangulation risk), so the recall covers every unit sold, not only units with a reported incident.
What should you do if you own this product?
Consumers should stop using the accessory LED Light Kits immediately and contact their point-of-sale dealers to receive a refund upon return of the light kit. Light kits installed on mowers can be removed either at the local dealer or at the consumer’s residence. Sold at: Sold At: Hustler and BigDog dealerships nationwide or online at www.hustlerturf.com/law-mower-accessories or www.bigdogmower.com/accessories from April 2020 through July 2026 for between $180 and $330.. If you bought it somewhere else, the remedy above still applies — contact the firm directly using the official recall page linked below.
How many units are affected?
About About 1,800 units of Accessory LED Light Kits used with certain ride-on mowers are covered by this recall, according to the official count reported by the firm to the regulator.
Glossário: os termos desta página
Recall
A public notice from a safety regulator or the company itself asking consumers to stop using, return, repair or exchange a product because it does not meet a safety requirement.
Remedy
What the company offers to fix the problem: a refund, a free repair, a replacement product, or instructions to dispose of the item safely.
Hazard
The specific way a product can hurt someone — for example choking, fire, electric shock or a fall — as described by the regulator or the manufacturer.
Flammability
How easily a material catches fire and how fast it burns. Textiles, electronics and candles are recalled for flammability when they fail a mandatory flame-resistance test.
Fonte: CPSC Flammable Fabrics Act standards — U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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