Attachment for brush cutter — Photo: Safety Gate / notifying authority

Photo: Safety Gate / notifying authority

SR/04327/259 December 2025

Attachment for brush cutter

Notifying country: Poland
Sold online: Yes

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What is the danger

The rivets attaching the knives to the flail-cutter’s main body could break. The knives might consequently detach during use and hit the user, causing injuries.

Requirements breached

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive nor with the Commission Decision 2012/32/EU prohibiting the placing on the market of flail-type cutting attachments for portable hand-held brush cutters.

Measures taken

Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 26 November 2025
Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 26 November 2025

Product

Description: Attachment for brush cutters for trimming and cutting lawn edges or other vegetation. The cutting attachment comprises six mobile knives that can be used for cutting when they rotate at high speed. Products sold online, in particular via www.leroymerlin.pl with identification numbers: 97980658, 97981091, 97981145, 97981103 and 97980952.
Brand: Cr

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number: SR/04327/25 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2025-50
Published: 9 December 2025
Modified: 6 January 2026
Corrigendum: Notifications SR/04247/25, SR/04246/25: at the request of the notifying authority the applicable legal basis has been updated. Notification SR/04249/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification OR/00166/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken.