Safety regulator, Woods Industries Announce Recall of Extension Cords and Cord Reels
Recall 01006 · Oct 10, 2000 · Woods Industries Inc.
500,000
units affected
500,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 01006
- Date
- Oct 10, 2000
- Company
- Woods Industries Inc.
- Units affected
- 500,000
- Product
- Extension cords and cord reels
- Product type
- Extension Cords/Power Strips/Surge Protectors
- Hazard
- Electric shock
The product
The recalled extension cords and cord reels are equipped with a LockJaw™ locking plug. The LockJaw™ plug has the following words embedded on the red, green or yellow locking button, located on the side of the plug, "LOCK, WOODS®, OPEN" or "LOCK, OPEN". The extension cords were sold under the "Woods LockJaw™" and "Yellow Jacket® LockJaw™" brand names in various wire gauges, lengths and colors. The cord reels are 30 feet long, and were sold under the "Woods' ACDelco" and "LumaPro" brand names in various wire gauges and colors. Some of the extension cords and cord reels have two-prong plugs and some have three- prong plugs. Some have the brand name on the cord. They are UL listed, assembled in the United States or Malaysia with a LockJaw™ plug made in China.
What can happen
The extension cords and cord reels are equipped with a locking plug, which is designed to keep tools plugged in. The plastic housing of the locking plug can separate or break, exposing consumers to live wires and posing shock and electrocution hazards.
The fix
Consumers should stop using the extension cords and cord reels immediately and call Woods Industries to receive a replacement extension cord or cord reel.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Woods Industries has received three reports of the plug housing separating or breaking. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Home and hardware stores nationwide sold the extension cords and cord reels, from January 1996 through July 2000, for between $12 to $35.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled extension cords and cord reels?
Consumers should stop using the extension cords and cord reels immediately and call Woods Industries to receive a replacement extension cord or cord reel.
What is the hazard?
The extension cords and cord reels are equipped with a locking plug, which is designed to keep tools plugged in. The plastic housing of the locking plug can separate or break, exposing consumers to live wires and posing shock and electrocution hazards.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.