Product Recall Number: 14-221
Why was Fixed-base routers and router bases recalled?
The router base handles are not insulated, posing an electric shock hazard.
Product Recall Number: 14-221
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2014-07-02
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Fixed-base routers and router bases
Description: Handles on the router bases are not insulated, which can pose a risk of electrical shock.
Hazard Description: The router base handles are not insulated, posing an electric shock hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 100,000 in the United States and about 7,800 in Canada
Incidents: None reported
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled routers and router bases, unplug the routers and contact Porter-Cable for a free replacement router base with insulation on the handles.
Sold At: Major industrial equipment suppliers and woodworker suppliers nationwide from 1990 to April 2014 for about $85 to $690 depending on the model.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Mexico.
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed