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STIHL Recalls Docking Stations Sold with iMOW Robotic Lawn Mowers Due to Fire Hazard

S3 · 16 Mar 2023 · STIHL

Record

CompanySTIHL
IndustryConsumer robotics
Type(s)recall
Date16 Mar 2023 (day precision)
Time of daynot documented
Locationno physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record)
Severity (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault)
Scalenot documented
Confidencehigh
Verified flagYes - 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

USA Today / CPSC

Publisher: USA Today / CPSC · Retrieved: 2026-09-16

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DateSupporting source rowPublisherLink
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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