# STIHL Recalls to Repair Mini-Cultivator Attachments Due to Laceration Hazard
> **CPSC recall** · 2020-09-30 · 20193 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 20193
- **Date:** 2020-09-30
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

STIHL BF-KM Mini-Cultivator attachments

## Hazards

The gearbox could have mistakenly been installed upside down by the STIHL dealer causing the tines to rotate backwards toward the operator, posing a laceration hazard to the user.

## Remedies

Repair

## Manufacturer(s)

STIHL Incorporated, of Virginia Beach, VA

## Retailer(s)

Authorized STIHL servicing dealers nationwide from January 2005 through August 2020 for about $190.

## Country of manufacture

United States

## Description

The recalled mini-cultivator is one of 15 interchangeable attachments to the STIHL KombiMotor KM model powerheads, which are sold separately. The mini-cultivator is used to break up loose soil. It has four black discs with tines mounted to a gearbox and attached to a metal drive tube with a black deflector. The mini-cultivator attachment should have been assembled by the STIHL dealer and not sold in a box or assembled by the consumer. The recalled mini-cultivator attachments are those with the gearbox installed upside down.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/STIHL-Recalls-to-Repair-Mini-Cultivator-Attachments-Due-to-Laceration-Hazard)
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