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Doosan Bobcat North America Recalls Bobcat and Kubota Stand-On Zero Turn Lawnmowers Due to Crash and Laceration Hazard

Bobcat-branded and Kubota-branded stand-on zero-turn lawnmowers

Date of Recall

2023-10-26

CPSC Release Number

24-706

Manufactured In

United States

Units

About 830 (In addition, about 30 were sold in Canada)

Manufacturer

Doosan Bobcat North America, of West Fargo, North Dakota

Sold By

Bobcat and Kubota dealers nationwide from March 2023 through August 2023 for between $9,300 and $11,300.

Problem/Hazard

The dampers installed on the steering system of the mower can prevent the control levers from returning to the neutral position and the Operator Presence switch will not activate and stop the engine and blades, posing crash and laceration hazards to the operator or bystanders.

Injuries/Incidents

None reported

Description

This recall involves Bobcat-branded and Kubota-branded stand-on zero-turn lawnmowers. The Bobcat stand-on zero-turn lawnmowers are black and white with the Bobcat name and logo on an orange background. They also have orange wheel wells. The Kubota stand-on zero-turn lawnmowers are orange and black with the Kubota name in white and orange wheel wells. The following model and serial numbers, located on the right side of the frame just above the operator platform, are included in this recall.

Bobcat:

MODEL	SERIAL NUMBER
ZS4036	999400100961 thru 999400100973 999400100975 thru 999400101046 999400101049 thru 999400101053 999400101055
ZS4036 SJAU	9994001AU80157 thru 9994001AU80165 9994001AU80168 thru 9994001AU80169
ZS4048	999400201096 thru 999400201170
ZS4048 SFAU	9994002AU00141 thru 9994002AU00145
ZS4052	999400301247 thru 999400301380 999400301382 thru 999400301385 999400301387 thru 999400301397
ZS4052 SKAU	9994003AU00125
ZS4061	999400400750 thru 999400400822 999400400826 thru 999400400831 999400400833 thru 999400400834 999400400836 thru 999400400838
ZS4061 SKAU	9994004AU00111 thru 9994004AU00112

Kubota:

MODEL	SERIAL NUMBER
SZ19NC-36-2	14490 thru 14517 14618 thru 14620 14678 thru 14679 14803 thru 14818 14835 thru 14850 14856 thru 14857 14922 thru 14927 15051 thru 15062
SZ22NC-48-2	14380 14401 thru 14412 14566 thru 14568 14666 thru 14677 14695 thru 14700 14706 thru 14711 14790 thru 14796 14858 thru 14869 14928 thru 14931 15030 thru 15044
SZ26NC-52-2	14429 thru 14446 14466 thru 14471 14474 14484 thru 14489 14577 thru 14609 14692 thru 14694 14701 thru 14705 14712 thru 14717 14780 thru 14783 14872 thru 14888 14892 14921 14944 thru 14967 14992 thru 15007
SZ26NC-61-2	14417 thru 14425 14475 thru 14483 14622 thru 14643 14718 14763 thru 14771 14893 thru 14904 14971 thru 14991 15014 thru 15026
SZ19-36-2CAD	14558 thru 14565, 14801
SZ22-48-2CAD	14569 thru 14576, 14870 thru 14871, 15045
SZ26-61-2CAD	15009 thru 15013, 15029