STIHL Recalls BR 800 Backpack Blowers Due to Laceration Hazard

Official action

Source. US Consumer Product Safety Commission

Official identifier. 26-072

Date. 2025-11-06

Jurisdiction. United States

Hazard (official). The fan wheel inside the backpack blower can break apart, posing a laceration hazard.

Action / remedy (official). Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled STIHL BR 800 backpack blower and bring it to an authorized STIHL servicing dealer for a free inspection and replacement of the fan wheel.

Product. STIHL BR 800 Backpack Blower

Identification details. This recall involves the fan wheel of the STIHL BR 800 Magnum, models X and C-E, a backpack blower powered by a combustion engine. The backpack blower is gray and orange. "STIHL," "BR 800," and “X” or “C-E” are printed on the rear of the blower. The recalled blower's serial number is located on a label on the blower tube. Only backpack blowers with serial numbers ranging from 546515117 to 547916107 are included in the recall.

Units. About 47,800

Incidents reported by CPSC. None reported

Remedy type. Repair

Sold at. Authorized STIHL independent dealers nationwide from May 2025 through September 2025 for about $600 for the STIHL BR 800 X Magnum model and about $700 for the STIHL BR 800 C-E Magnum model.

Official record

Licence: US Government recall data made available for business and application reuse

Attribution: Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice