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Product Recall Number: 16-201

Why was Vented hard hats recalled?

Hard hats sold online were marketed to protect against electric shock, but they do not provide this protection, posing a shock hazard to consumers.

Vented hard hats
Here's product recall specific data for Vented hard hats.

  • Product Recall Number: 16-201

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2016-06-23

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Vented hard hats

  • Description: "Hard hats sold online were marketed to protect against electric shock, but they do not provide this protection."

  • Hazard Description: Hard hats sold online were marketed to protect against electric shock, but they do not provide this protection, posing a shock hazard to consumers.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Replace

  • Units: About 7,500

  • Incidents: None reported

  • Remedy: Consumers who purchased the hard hats online for protection against electrical shock should immediately stop using them and contact 3M for a free replacement hard hat.

  • Sold At: "Online at Alliedelec.com, Amazon.com and HomeDepot.com from January 2008 through April 2016 for about $15."

  • Importers: 3M Company, of St. Paul, Minn.

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: "3M Company, of St. Paul, Minn."

  • Manufactured In: U.S.

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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