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Bosch Mini-Grinder Alert by S-B Power Tool

CPSC recall 97022. Recall date: .

CPSC recall 97022 has the recall date 14 Nov 1996. The notice names the firm S-B Power Tool. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Sanders/Grinders & Accessories.

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CPSC recall 97022: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Bosch Mini-Grinder Alert by S-B Power Tool NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ken Giles November 14, 1996 (301) 504-7052 Release # 97-022 CPSC, S-B Power Tool Company Alert Owners of Bosch Mini-Grinder WASHINGTON, D.C. CPSC and S-B Power Tool Company are alerting 150 owners of portable Bosch Mini-Grinders that the wrong wheel guard was sold with the grinders. If the misfitting wheel guard loosens and touches the high-speed grinding wheel, consumers could be injured by parts of the shattered wheel. S-B Power Tool urges recent purchasers of portable Bosch Mini-Grinders, models 1347A and 1347AK, to check the inside of the wheel guard collar for a metal bump that would prevent the guard from being clamped on the grinder securely. These guards should be removed and returned for the correct-fitting guards. S-B Power Tool has sold 150 portable Bosch Mini-Grinders with the wrong wheel guard since August 1996 in mass merchandise stores nationwide for about $150. No injuries have been reported. However, the company is alerting customers to check for and replace the misfitting…
ProductSanders/Grinders & Accessories
Productportable Bosch Mini-Grinder wheel guards
ManufacturerS-B Power Tool; Bosch (Robert Bosch Tool)

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1996: not given
CPSC recalls of 1996
138
Recalls of 1996 with one of the same hazards
16%
Recalls of 1996 in the category Sanders/Grinders & Accessories
1%
Recalls on the register that name S-B Power Tool
3

Other recalls of the firm

Other CPSC recalls that name S-B Power Tool
DateRecall
1 Jun 2000Grinders Recalled by S-B Power Tool
6 Oct 1998Skil Hammer Drill Recalled by S-B Power Tool

S-B Power Tool: all 3 recalls

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 97022. https://recallregister.com/product/5867-bosch-mini-grinder-alert-by-s-b-power-tool/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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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 97022 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 97022 has no incident or injury text.
How many CPSC recalls name S-B Power Tool?
3 CPSC recalls on this register name S-B Power Tool. This recall is 1 of them.