Doosan Bobcat North America Recalls Bobcat & Steiner AirFX Finish Mower Deck Attachments Due to Crush Hazard

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #25121) was formally reported on February 6, 2025. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Doosan Bobcat North America, of West Fargo, North Dakota is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 552 (In addition, about 27 were sold in Canada) units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The recalled mower decks cannot be secured in the upright or tilted position by the locking pins during maintenance or service, posing a crush 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: Consumers should immediately inspect and determine whether locking pins can be inserted while the deck is in the upright or tilted position during maintenance or service. Contact Doosan Bobcat North … — 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 6 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 1 year 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.