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The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

Product
Husqvarna Aspire Pruner P5-P4A (pruner) and PE5-P4A (pruner plus extension pole)

Type   
Machinery - Pruner

Brand
Husqvarna

Country of origin       
Sweden

Product description  
An extension pole and a black handheld device with a small chainsaw blade designed to cut down garden waste and to do smaller carpentry work.

Model
P5-P4A and PE5-P4A

List of affected models
Model: Aspire P5-P4A (Pruner)
Product number: 970 621 3-02 (03 in catalogue) 
Serial number (from-to): 20 223 900 001 to 20 231 901 080

Model: Aspire P5-P4A (Pruner)
Product number: 970 621 3-06
Serial number (from-to): 20 223 900 001 to 20 232 102 640

Model: Aspire PE5-P4A (Pruner plus extension pole)
Product number: 970 621 4-02 (03 in catalogue)
Serial number (from-to): 20 223 900 001 to 20 231 700 390

Model: Aspire PE5-P4A (Pruner plus extension pole)
Product number: 970 621 4-06
Serial number (from-to): 20 223 900 001 to 20 232 100 210

Hazard
The affected products present a risk of injury as it has been identified that, in some specific instances, the pruners could start operating as the battery is attached, without activating the power trigger. This could result in someone being seriously injured by the chainsaw-style blade.

The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008.

Corrective action
The product has been recalled from end users. Further information about the recall can be found on the Husqvarna site.

Full notice

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