Product Recall Number: 11067
Why was Digital clamp meters and multimeters recalled?
When the battery runs low, the meters can fail to give an accurate voltage reading, resulting in the operator falsely believing the electrical power is off or low. This poses an electrocution hazard.
Product Recall Number: 11067
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2010-12-13
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Digital clamp meters and multimeters
Description: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Hazard Description: When the battery runs low, the meters can fail to give an accurate voltage reading, resulting in the operator falsely believing the electrical power is off or low. This poses an electrocution hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: 5,100 units
Incidents: Extech received one report of a meter displaying an incorrect voltage reading. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled digital clamp meters and multimeters and contact Extech for a free replacement meter.
Sold At: Industrial and electrical distributors and wholesalers nationwide and at online tool and test equipment retailers from January 2008 to November 2010 for between $150 and $300.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Extech Instruments, of Waltham, Mass.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed