Electric Screwdrivers Recall by DeWalt Industrial Tool
CPSC recall 99015. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Electrocution/Electric Shock
CPSC recall 99015 has the recall date 5 Nov 1998. The notice names the firm Grabber. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Electric shock. CPSC gives the product type Screwdrivers.
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| Description | Electric Screwdrivers Recall by DeWalt Industrial Tool NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Phone number change. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Originally issued November 5, 1998, Revised August 18, 2003 Release # 99-015 Company Phone Number: (800) 433-9258 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058 CPSC, DeWalt Industrial Tool Co. Announce Recall to Repair Electric Screwdrivers WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), DeWalt Industrial Tool Co., of Hampstead, Md., is recalling to repair about 660,000 corded electric screwdrivers. The screwdrivers' wiring design can result in the user being shocked. DeWalt has received reports of 40 of these screwdrivers causing shocks during use. There have been three reports of injuries resulting from these shocks. The screwdrivers were sold under the DeWalt , GRABBER , and Black & Decker Industry & Construction brandnames. The DeWalt , model numbers are DW251, DW252, DW257, DW260K, DW265, DW266, DW267, DW268, DW268G, DW269, DW272, DW274, DW274-220, DW274W, DW275QD (Quik Drive ),… |
| Product | Black & Decker Industry & Construction corded electric screwdrivers, Screwdrivers |
| Product | DeWalt corded electric screwdrivers |
| Product | Grabber corded electric screwdrivers |
| Manufacturer | Grabber; DeWalt |
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- Hazard: Electric shock
- Category: Screwdrivers
- CPSC recalls of 1998
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1998: 65,000
- CPSC recalls of 1998
- 133
- Recalls of 1998 with one of the same hazards
- 11%
- Recalls of 1998 in the category Screwdrivers
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Grabber
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 99015The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 99015. https://recallregister.com/product/6219-electric-screwdrivers-recall-by-dewalt-industrial-tool/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 99015 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 99015 has no incident or injury text.