Honda is aware of 11 incidents of broken or cracked shafts on model number HHT35S, which has been made in the U.S. since 2006.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada today announced a voluntary recall of about 17,600 Honda grass trimmers. The latest Honda safety recall came as Consumer Reports said that Subaru for the first time has earned the top score in automaker report cards for 2012. Honda, the winner for the past four years, slipped to fourth place among 13 major automakers behind Mazda and Toyota.
Owners of Honda grass trimmers should stop using it immediately and call a Honda Power Equipment because the shaft can crack and cause the lower gear case and cutting attachment to detach, posing a laceration hazard to the operator and bystanders.
Honda is aware of 11 incidents of broken or cracked shafts on model number HHT35S, which has been made in the U.S. since 2006. No injuries have been reported, though.
I unfortunately own a Honda HHT 35s trimmer and should have suspected that this model was highly problematic when the head attachment was cracked right out of the box ! My motto is you get what you pay for and I try to always buy the best but I guess Honda now is a producer of junk. Btw the head fell off after 10 minutes of first use , ironically the serial number is HaHa xxx xxx. It seems they knew these were crap as they gave this model the HaHa serial number I guess the joke is now on Honda!