If you own a log splitter by Brave Products Inc., of Streator, Illinois with the serious numbers below you are advised to stop using the log splitter immediately!
After 59 more reports of leaking cylinders and/or rod retention failure – one involving a hand amputation possibly caused by the defective log splitter – Brave Products in cooperation with the Consumer product Safety Commission (CPSC) is expanding their recall from Feburary 2005. https://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/prhtml05/05110.html
Check the hydraulic tank for the following serial numbers pertaining to recalled log splitters. If you have a recalled log splitter from Brave Products, contact them at (800) 350-8739 for a replacement cylinder.
Here are the recalled serial numbers:
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| LOG SPLITTER MODEL | SERIAL NUMBER |
|---|---|
| Brave VH0234 (34 ton) | Serial #S008277 through S016976 |
| Brave VH0634 (34 ton) | Serial #S026956 through S030562 |
| Brave VH9926 (26 ton) | Serial #S006836 through S017534 |
| Brave VH0626 (26 ton) | Serial #S026965 through S030558 |
| Brave VH9922 (22 ton) | Serial #S006691 through S016862 |
| Brave VH0622 (22 ton) | Serial #S026426 through S030701 |
| Brave SR0622 (22 ton) | Serial #S020721 through S029688 |
| Brave HB0115 (15 ton) | Serial #S013853 through S017534 |
| Model BHVH3402 (34 ton) | S008724 through S017729 |
| Model BHVH3405 (34 ton) | S027103 through S030442 |
| Model BHVH2699 (26 ton) | S006847 through S017720 |
| Model BHVH2699 (26 ton) | S026447 through S030538 |
| Model BHVH2299 (22 ton) | S006735 through S017714 |
| Model BHVH2202 (22 ton) | S026418 through S030547 & DG (Duro-Glide) |
| Model BHVH2299FC (22 ton) | S013853 through S017534 & DG (Duro-Glide) |
| Model BHVH2202FC (22 ton) | S026999 through S030537 & DG (Duro-Glide) |
| Model BHH3003 (30 ton horizontal) | S008457 through S017743 S026993 through S030439 |
| Model BHH2003 (20 ton horizontal) | S006746 through S017742 S026560 through S030491 |
| Model BHHB0115 (15 ton horizontal) | S013853 through S017534 |
| Model TMVH95/HYD, TMVH02/PTO, TMVH03/HYD | S006645 to S017885 S026736 through S029584 |
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