Portable generators recalled after 7 reported finger amputations

Generac has recalled some portable generator sets after people using them had their fingers amputated or crushed.

According to a US Consumer Product Safety Commission announcement, the recall involves the Generac and DR 6,500-watt and 8,000-watt portable generators.

The problem, said the CPSC, is “An unlocked handle can pinch consumers’ fingers against the generator frame when the generator is moved, posing a risk of finger amputation and crushing.”

Generac has received reports of seven people having their fingers amputated and one having a crushed finger.

The CPSC said approximately 321,160 of the generators have been sold in the United States at hardware and hardware stores nationwide and online, including Ace Hardware, Amazon, Blain’s Farm & Fleet, City Electric Supply, Costco, Do it Best, Fastenal, Home Depot, Lowe’s Stores, Napa Auto Parts, Northern Tool & Equipment, Orgill, Power Equipment Direct, Ravitsky Bros., True Value and WW Grainger from June 2013 to June 2021 for between $ 790 and $ 1,480 .

The recalled models are:

• XT8000E – model numbers G0064330, G0064331, G0064340, G0064340 and G00664342
• XT8000EFI – the model numbers G0071620, G0071621 and G0071621R.
• GP6500 – the model numbers G0076720, G0076800, G0076800R, G0076812, G0076830, G0076830R, G0076902, G0076902R and G0076903.
• GP6500E – the model numbers G0076820, G0076820R and G0076822.
• GP8000E – the model numbers G0076731, G0076751, G0076751R, G0076761, G0076761R and G0076861.
• PRO 6500M – model numbers GP16505DMN and GP16505DMNR.
• PRO 6500E – model number GP16505DEN
• HomeLink 6500E – the model numbers G0068650, G0068651 and G0079960.

Consumers should contact Generac for a free repair kit. For more information, call 844-242-3493 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET on weekdays or visit www.generac.com/handleguard or www.generac.com.