Product Recall Number: 12119
Why was Folding Pocket Utility Knife recalled?
The blade locking mechanism can fail, allowing the blade to fold inward toward the handle, posing a laceration hazard.
Product Recall Number: 12119
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-02-27
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Folding Pocket Utility Knife
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: The blade locking mechanism can fail, allowing the blade to fold inward toward the handle, posing a laceration hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: 1800
Incidents: The firm has received one report of the blade lock failing. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled knife and return it to the distributor for a full refund.
Sold At: Distributors of professional tools and products nationwide from September 2011 through November 2011 for about $20.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Greenlee Textron Inc., of Rockford, Ill.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed