CPSC Recall in 2023: DR Power Equipment Recalls PRO XL501 Chipper Shredders Due to Laceration Hazard (Recall Alert)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 23-732

Date: March 02, 2023

Product Name: DR®Power PRO XL501 Chipper Shredders

Recall Description:

This recall involves DR Power Chipper Shredder with model numbers CS35050BEN and CS35050BENR. The model number is on the side of the unit. The Chipper Shredders are used for yard and garden clean up. The recalled chipper shredders have an orange body, a black motor on a black metal frame that has two wheels. DR and PROXL501 are printed on the motor.

Hazard Description:

The fin scroll of the chipper shredder can fail, ejecting pieces of metal from the chipper shredder hopper during operation, posing a laceration hazard.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Repair

Units: About 2,100 (In addition, about 27 were sold in Canada and about 3 were sold in Mexico)

Incidents:

The firm has received six reports of the chipper shredders ejecting pieces of metal. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:

Authorized DR Power equipment dealers nationwide and online at www.drpower.com from September 2019 through September 2022 for about $3,800.

Manufactured In:

United States