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Ace Hardware Recalls LED Clamp Lights Due to Shock and Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers should
stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to
resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Recall Summary
Name of Product: Ace Clamp-On LED Work Lights
Hazard: The cord bushing inside the light base could fail, allowing
the cord wiring to pull out of the base, exposing bare wire and
presenting a shock and fire hazard.
Remedy: Refund
Consumer Contact: Ace Hardware toll-free at (888) 827-4223 anytime or
email carecenter@acehardware.com or online at www.acehardware.com and
click on the Product Recalls link for more information.
To see photos of the recalled products, go to
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Ace-Hardware-Recalls-LED-Clamp-Lights
Recall Details
Units: About 15,000
Description: This recall includes the Ace Clamp-On LED Work Light
measuring 3 inches wide by 2.5 inches deep and 2.25 inches high. It
has a silver plastic lamp head with black rubber sides and eight LED
lights on one side; a black plastic cube-shaped lamp base sized 1.75
inches wide by 2.25 inches deep by 2 inches high, a 6-foot black cord;
and silver clamp with black rubber grips. The recalled units are
stamped with the model number "DC004" and date code "08/13" on the
back of the light base.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled clamp
lights and return them to the local Ace Hardware store for a full
refund.
Sold by: Ace Hardware retail stores and other hardware stores
nationwide and online at www.acehardware.com from September 2013 to
December 2013 for between $10 and $22.
Importer: Ace Hardware Corp. of Oak Brook, Ill.
Manufactured in: Indonesia
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting
the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with
the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's
jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer
product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC
is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that
pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to
ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power
tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals - contributed to a
decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer
products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a
publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory
recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to
www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or
teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers
can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on
Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.
CPSC Consumer Information Hotline Contact us at this toll-free number
if you have questions about a recall: 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054)
Times: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET; Messages can be left anytime Call to get
product safety and other agency information and to report unsafe
products.
Media Contact Please use the phone numbers below for all media
requests. Phone: (301) 504-7908 Spanish: (301) 504-7800
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SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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