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Shindaiwa backpack blowers.(HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS)(Brief article)

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Blower's fan can separate from base and break apart, causing plastic pieces to be blown out of the machine, which could hit and cut the user or others, or cause property damage. The blowers were previously recalled because they posed a fire hazard.

Products: 23,000 blowers sold at Shindaiwa dealers from 9/05 through 1/07 for $600. Models EB8510 and EB8510RT with serial numbers up to 7014728 are included. The serial number ...

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