Product Recall Number: 12025
Why was Hand Trucks recalled?
When the tires are overinflated, they can explode causing the wheel hub to separate or break, ejecting pieces of the hub. This poses an injury hazard to bystanders.
Product Recall Number: 12025
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2011-10-26
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Hand Trucks
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 tires are overinflated, they can explode causing the wheel hub to separate or break, ejecting pieces of the hub. This poses an injury hazard to bystanders.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 292,000
Incidents: Harper Trucks has received 19 reports of overinflated tires exploding that resulted in 19 injuries, including broken bones, loss of sight in one eye, contusions and lacerations.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the product immediately and contact Harper Trucks for a free repair kit that includes either lock washers to secure the four bolts on the 3-piece, metal/chrome plated wheels or new design replacement tires for the 1-piece composite tires.
Sold At: The Home Depot from January 2008 through November 2009 and Sam's Club from January 1993 through January 2002 for between $28 and $42.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Harper Trucks Inc., of Wichita, Kan.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: None Listed
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed