Article: MTD Snow Throwers Recalled: Plastic Wheel Rims Can Burst and Injure Users.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm listed below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. To access color photos of recalled products, go to the Commission's Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/.

 
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  Name of Product:  Two-Stage Compact Snow Throwers 
 
  Units:  About 130,000 
 
  Manufacturer:  MTD Products Inc, of Cleveland, Ohio 
 
  Hazard:  If the snow thrower's tires are over-inflated, the plastic wheel 
  rims can burst, posing a risk of ...

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