Snow Throwers Recalled by Ariens Company Due to Injury Hazard

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #11714) was formally reported on January 11, 2011. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Ariens Company, of Brillion, Wisc. is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 1,040 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Users trying to clear the collector or discharge chute while the machine is operating could be at risk of a finger or hand injury hazard. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Ariens Company has fixed about 600 of these units prior to their sale. To determine if your unit has been repaired contact Ariens. If your unit has not been repaired, Ariens will assist you in schedu… — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 1 were also issued by CPSC. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 15 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.