Harbor Freight Tools: CPSC product recalls

17 CPSC recalls name Harbor Freight Tools. The recall dates are from 1999 to 2025. The notices give about 5,585,365 units for these recalls. The incident text of 6 recalls reports an injury.

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CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on 1 Oct 2026. The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: 24 Sep 2026.

Recalls

17 recalls, newest first.

CPSC recalls that name Harbor Freight Tools
Date	Recall	Category	Hazard	Units	CPSC number
3 Jul 2025	Harbor Freight Tools Recalls Predator 2000-Watt Power Stations Due to Shock Hazard		Electric shock	6,500	25366
31 Oct 2024	Harbor Freight Tools Recalls Bauer 4-Gallon Battery-Powered Backpack Sprayers Due to Fire Hazard		Fire, Lead or chemical, Overheating	53,000	25027
23 Feb 2023	Harbor Freight Tools USA Recalls Replacement Lower Blade Guards for 12-Inch Chicago Electric Miter Saw Due to Injury Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Harbor Freight Tools (Recall Alert)		Laceration	7,175	23729
9 Feb 2022	Harbor Freight Tools Recalls Seats Due to Fall Hazard		Fall	478,800	22075
16 Sep 2021	Harbor Freight Tools Recalls to Repair Propane Portable Heaters Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)		Fire	19,000	21782
21 Jul 2021	Harbor Freight Tools Recalls One Stop Gardens 15,000 and 30,000 BTU Tank Top Propane Heaters Due to Burn Hazard		Burn, Tip-over	350,000	21168
4 Oct 2019	Harbor Freight Tools Recalls Gordon Folding Knives Due to Laceration Hazard		Laceration	1,100,000	20006
27 Feb 2019	Harbor Freight Tools Recalls Propane Torches Due to Burn Hazard		Burn	150,000	19074
27 Feb 2019	Harbor Freight Tools Recalls 12V Rechargeable Flashlights Due to Overheating and Burn Hazards		Burn, Overheating	500,000	19073
9 Aug 2018	Harbor Freight Tools Recalls Handgun Safes Due to Serious Injury Hazard		Impact injury	25,000	18203
14 May 2018	Harbor Freight Tools Recalls Chainsaws Due to Serious Injury Hazard			1,020,000	18155
1 Dec 2015	Harbor Freight Tools Recalls Cordless Drills Due to Fire and Burn Hazards	Portable Power Drills And Accessories	Fire, Burn, Overheating	1,700,000	16050
27 Nov 2012	Harbor Freight Tools Recalls Cordless Drill Due to Fire and Burn Hazard	Drills & Bits	Fire, Burn, Overheating	108,000	13047
5 Aug 2008	Halogen Work Lights Recalled by Harbor Freight Tools Due to Fire and Shock Hazards	Lights & Accessories	Fire, Electric shock, Overheating	58,000	08353
10 Mar 2004	CPSC, Harbor Freight Tools Announce Recall of Heavy Duty Portable Industrial Cord Reel	Extension Cords/Power Strips/Surge Protectors	Fire, Electric shock	9,390	04542
2 May 2001	CPSC, Harbor Freight Tools Announce Recall Propane Torches	Torches	Fire, Explosion	500	01139b
10 Jun 1999	Work Lights Recalled by Harbor Freight Tools	Lights & Accessories	Electric shock		99122

Recall notice: The page that CPSC publishes for one recall of a consumer product. It states the product, the hazard, the remedy and the incidents.

Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

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Hazards and categories

Harbor Freight Tools: recalls that name each hazard
Hazard		Recalls
Fire		7
Burn		5
Overheating		5
Electric shock		4
Laceration		2
Explosion		1
Fall		1
Impact injury		1

Product categories

Lights & Accessories2
Drills & Bits1
Extension Cords/Power Strips/Surge Protectors1
Portable Power Drills And Accessories1
Torches1

Recalls by year

CPSC recalls that name Harbor Freight Tools, by the year of the recall date. The largest year is 2019, with 3 recalls.

Official channels

CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Harbor Freight Tools: CPSC product recalls. https://recallregister.com/brand/harbor-freight-tools/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence: US government work, public domain
Data retrieved: 29 Sep 2026
Recalls with an injury in the incident text: 6

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Questions

What is the newest CPSC recall that names Harbor Freight Tools?: CPSC recall 25366, with the recall date 3 Jul 2025. The CPSC title is: Harbor Freight Tools Recalls Predator 2000-Watt Power Stations Due to Shock Hazard
Which hazards do the recalls of Harbor Freight Tools have?: Fire: 7 recalls. Burn: 5 recalls. Overheating: 5 recalls. The hazard names come from the hazard text of CPSC.
Which product types do the recalls of Harbor Freight Tools have?: Lights & Accessories: 2 recalls. Drills & Bits: 1 recall. Extension Cords/Power Strips/Surge Protectors: 1 recall. The product type is the type that CPSC gives.
Why does Harbor Freight Tools have a page here?: A firm has a page when 3 or more CPSC recalls name it. 17 recalls name Harbor Freight Tools as the manufacturer, the importer or the distributor.