CPSC, Ideal Industries Inc. Announce Recall of Voltage Testers
CPSC recall 03167. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
These testers can short out at high voltages. Consumers can suffer burns.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Contact Ideal to receive a free replacement tester.
CPSC recall 03167 has the recall date 31 Jul 2003. The notice names the firm Ideal Industries. The recall has about 122,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2003 has 9,900 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Burn. CPSC gives the product type Electrical Testers.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | Ideal has received 11 reports of these testers shorting out at higher voltages, resulting in the faceplate blowing off the units. Two users were burned when their units reportedly shorted out. One reportedly sustained third-degree burns on his hands, forearms, neck and face, while the other suffered second- and third-degree burns to his hands. |
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| Units | 122,000 |
| Description | These are Ideal voltage and voltage/continuity testers with model numbers 61-065, 61-066, 61-067, 61-076, 61-079, and 61-080. "IDEAL" and the model number are located on the front of the tester. The tester body is yellow. The wire leads have one black and one red test probe. Recalled units were manufactured between November 1999 and May 2002. Contact Ideal to determine if your electrical tester is included in this recall. |
| Product | Ideal Solenoid Voltage Testers, About 122,000, Electrical Testers |
| Sold at | Electrical distributors, industrial distributors and home centers nationwide, between December 1999 and July 2003, for between $30 and $65. |
| Manufacturer | Ideal Industries Inc |
| Made in | United States, Canada |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 122,000Median of 2003: 9,900
- CPSC recalls of 2003
- 215
- Recalls of 2003 with one of the same hazards
- 17%
- Recalls of 2003 in the category Electrical Testers
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name Ideal Industries
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 03167The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 03167. https://recallregister.com/product/2423-cpsc-ideal-industries-inc-announce-recall-of-voltage-testers/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 03167 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Ideal has received 11 reports of these testers shorting out at higher voltages, resulting in the faceplate blowing off the units. Two users were burned when their units reportedly shorted out. One reportedly sustained third-degree burns on his hands, forearms, neck and face, while the other suffered second- and third-degree burns to his hands.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Electrical distributors, industrial distributors and home centers nationwide, between December 1999 and July 2003, for between $30 and $65.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 03167?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 122,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
United States, Canada