STIHL Recalls Docking Stations Sold with iMOW Robotic Lawn Mowers Due to Fire Hazard
S3 · 16 Mar 2023 · STIHL
Record
| Company | STIHL |
| Industry | Consumer robotics |
| Type(s) | recall |
| Date | 16 Mar 2023 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | no physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record) |
| Severity | (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault) |
| Scale | not documented |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
CPSC and STIHL Incorporated announced a recall of docking stations sold with STIHL iMOW (RMI 422/522/632) robotic lawn mowers after the docking station's PCB could short-circuit when exposed to moisture, posing a fire hazard; 8 reports including 2 fires, no injuries.
Primary source
Publisher: USA Today / CPSC · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2023 | STIHL Recalls Docking Stations Sold with iMOW Robotic Lawn Mowers Due to Fire Hazard | USA Today / CPSC | USA Today / CPSC |
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