Is your generator among the 325,000 recalled after fingers were amputated or crushed?
Generators should help power your home after a hurricane, not cause you to lose use of — or just lose — a finger. That’s why Generac recalled about 325,735 portable generators.
The exact problem, as stated in the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall alert: “An unlocked handle can pinch consumers’ fingers against the generator frame when the generator is moved, posing finger amputation and crushing hazards.”
This recall originally occurred in July 2021. The CPSC announced it again Thursday after Generac heard of another 16 finger amputations and four finger crush injuries, bringing those totals to 24 amputations and five crushes among 37 total injuries.
This covers these units and models:
▪ XT8000E, model Nos. G0064330, G0064331, G0064340 and G0064342;
▪ XT8000EFI, model Nos. G0071620, G0071621 and G0071621R;
▪ GP6500, model Nos. G0076720, G0076800, G0076800R, G0076812, G0076830, G0076902, G0076902R and G0076903;
▪ GP6500E, model Nos. G0076820, G0076820R and G0076822;
▪ GP8000E, model Nos. G0076731, G0076751R, G0076751, G0076761, G0076761R, G0076861 and G0076861R;
▪ Pro 6500M, model Nos. GP16505DMN and GP1650DMNR;
▪ Pro 6500E, model No. GP16505DEN;
▪ Homelink 6500E, model Nos. G0068650, G0068651 and G0079960.
If you have any of the above generators, stop using them. Reach out to Generac for a free set of spacers that’ll move the handle away from the frame, theoretically eliminating the finger-pinching problem.
For the spacers or answers to questions about this recall, contact Generac either online or by phone at 844-242-3493, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Eastern time.
This story was originally published November 10, 2022 at 11:10 AM with the headline "Is your generator among the 325,000 recalled after fingers were amputated or crushed?."
