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CPSC, Ames True Temper Re-Announce Recall of Wheelbarrows - Company Offering Gardening Tool Gift to Consumers with Repair

CPSC · 04169 · published 2004-06-23

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Hazard

The plastic wheel assemblies on these wheelbarrows can break when the tires are being inflated. This can result in plastic pieces exploding from the rims of the wheels, possibly hitting nearby consumers and causing lacerations and other injuries.

Remedy

To prevent further injuries, consumers should not inflate the tires on these wheelbarrows. Ames True Temper is offering a free replacement steel wheel assembly for each wheelbarrow and is offering consumers a free gardening tool gift as an incentive to have this repair performed.

The text above is quoted verbatim from the CPSC record. Confirm the affected units and the remedy with the manufacturer or CPSC. Recall data may be incomplete, delayed, or superseded.

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Affected products

O. Ames, a predecessor company of Ames True Temper Inc., of Camp Hill, Pa.

Wheelbarrows sold under the brand names "Easy Roller," "Homeowner," "Mustang," or "Thoroughbred"

Brands in this recall

O. Ames, a predecessor company of Ames True Temper Inc., of Camp Hill, Pa.