Toro Log Splitter, model years 2017 to 2020. Filed by The Toro Company and reported to NHTSA on 9 October 2020. 605 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says The Toro Company (Toro) is recalling certain 2017-2019 model 22618 Log Splitters and 2017-2020 model 22618HD Log Splitters. The tow pole mounting plates could bend after the log splitter is towed off curbs, over railroad tracks or into potholes, causing the tow pole bolts to break.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 20V625 cover?
- Toro Log Splitter, model years 2017-2020.
- What is wrong with them?
- The Toro Company (Toro) is recalling certain 2017-2019 model 22618 Log Splitters and 2017-2020 model 22618HD Log Splitters. The tow pole mounting plates could bend after the log splitter is towed off curbs, over railroad tracks or into potholes, causing the tow pole bolts to break.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the tow pole bolts break, the log splitter could tip over or detach, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Toro will notify owners, and dealers will upgrade the attachment plate and add additional reinforcement bolts, free of charge. The recall began November 24, 2020. Owners may contact Toro customer service at 1-800-654-1882.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the tow pole bolts break, the log splitter could tip over or detach, increasing the risk of a crash.”
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in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 20V625 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | The Toro Company |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 9 October 2020 |
| Model years | 2017-2020 |
| Vehicles named | TORO LOG SPLITTER |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the tow pole bolts break, the log splitter could tip over or detach, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Toro will notify owners, and dealers will upgrade the attachment plate and add additional reinforcement bolts, free of charge. The recall began November 24, 2020. Owners may contact Toro customer service at 1-800-654-1882.
What it said before
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This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 20V625, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v625/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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