Product Safety Report
Reference 2509-0305
FOLO-UP Product Safety Report: 2509-0305 Mercury Marine FourStroke Outboard Motor
Outboard motors intended for use in saltwater.
Recorded risk
Not provided
Source updated 29 October 2025
Why this product was flagged
Recorded hazard
If the motor is used in saltwater, it has been identified that the studs located on the upper shift arm of the specified FourStroke models can corrode over time. This could lead to potential loss of shift function during a component failure. Outboards outside of the affected serial number range, or within the affected serial number range that have only been operated in freshwater markets, do not require modification.
What the notice records
Corrective action
Modification programme.
Identify the product
Product details
- Product
- Mercury Marine FourStroke Outboard Motor
- Brand
- Mercury Marine
- Models
- Not provided
- Product type
- Hobby/sports equipment – Watercraft
- Seller or shop
- Unknown
- Country of origin
- United States
- Measure
- Modification programme
- Notified by
- Local Authority Trading Standards
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