Product Recall Number: 17-002
Why was Hand trucks recalled?
The wheel’s plastic rims can break when overinflated, posing a laceration or injury hazard.
Product Recall Number: 17-002
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2016-10-06
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Hand trucks
Description: This recall involves Milwaukee-branded hand trucks with model numbers 40615 and 60610. The recalled nylon hand trucks have a one-piece, nylon-molded frame and measure 50 inches tall and 21 inches wide. Model 40615 has a black nylon body, a black foot rest and yellow handles. Model 60610 has a black nylon body, a red foot rest and red handles. The model number is located on the crossbar between the handles of the hand truck.
Hazard Description: The wheel’s plastic rims can break when overinflated, posing a laceration or injury hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 120,000
Incidents: The firm has received five reports of injuries, including lacerations to face, hand and wrist.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled hand trucks and contact Gleason to obtain replacement wheels.
Sold At: Home Depot and Lowe’s nationwide and online at homedepot.com and lowes.com from August 2007 through April 2010 for about $65.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Gleason Consumer Products Company, of Lincoln, Ill.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: US
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed