Product Recall Number: 16-244
Why was Fence wire stretcher recalled?
A recoiling wire can be released from the fence wire stretcher unexpectedly and strike bystanders, posing a laceration hazard.
Product Recall Number: 16-244
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2016-08-11
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Fence wire stretcher
Description: A recoiling wire can be released from the stretcher unexpectedly and strike bystanders.
Hazard Description: A recoiling wire can be released from the fence wire stretcher unexpectedly and strike bystanders, posing a laceration hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 60,000 (in addition, 1,800 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: The firm has received two reports of a recoiling wire releasing from the stretcher unexpectedly, which caused cuts, abrasions and scratches to the user.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled fence wire stretchers and contact SpeeCo to receive a full refund.
Sold At: Ace and True Value hardware stores and other supply and farm ranch stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from April 2015 through August 2016 from about $40.
Importers: SpeeCo Inc., of Golden, Colo.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed