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Important Safety Recall Notice to STIHL Customers

November 6, 2025

STIHL Recalls BR 800 Backpack Blowers Due to Laceration Hazard

STIHL BR 800 X backpack blower

Recall Summary

Name of Product: STIHL BR 800 backpack blower

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

Remedy: Repair. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled STIHL BR 800 backpack blower and bring it to an authorized STIHL servicing dealer for free inspection and replacement of the fan wheel, if necessary.

Consumer Contact: STIHL Incorporated at 800-233-4729 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday

Recall Details

Units: About 47,800

Description: 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.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Sold at: Authorized STIHL independent dealers nationwide from July 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.

Importer: STIHL Incorporated of Virginia Beach, Virginia

Manufactured in: United States

Location of serial number on STIHL BR 800 backpack blower

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