[DeTomaso] NPC Harbor Freight jack stands recall

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Thanks, Jeff--
Heard about this.  Hard to believe anybody would gamble with their
life buying Harbor Freight jack stands for regular use.
No serious tool-user buys anything there for this very reason.
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On 5/20/2020 at 10:27 AM, "Jeff Detrich"  wrote:FYI - Jeff6559

The Harbor Freight jack stands that we've all bought, borrowed or seen
in
our friends' garages are being recalled due to a risk of collapsing
under
load. Go check yours immediately.

In a recall filed with the NHTSA on March 20 of this year, Harbor
Freight
explains that certain 6-ton jack stands have the potential to
disengage
their support pawl under shifting weight, causing the stand to drop
suddenly. A second recall, filed May 3, extends the recall to 3-ton
jack
stands. The defect is attributed to aging tooling at the factory that
produced the jack stands.

The recall document says that the problem could affect more than
450,000
6-ton jack stands produced between 2013 and 2019 and nearly 1.3
million
3-ton jack stands produced between 2012 and 2020. These jack stands
were
sold under the Pittsburg brand name, and can be identified by item
numbers
56371 or 61196 on 3-ton models, and 61197 on 6-ton models.

Harbor Freight urges anybody in possession of affected jack stands to
return them to the store in exchange for a gift card equal to the
price of
the stands. Any unsold jack stands covered by the recall have been
removed
from stores. Check on your buddies and spread the word around—these
jack
stands are ubiquitous, and a failure like this could be fatal.
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   Thanks, Jeff--

   Heard about this.  Hard to believe anybody would gamble with their life
   buying Harbor Freight jack stands for regular use.

   No serious tool-user buys anything there for this very reason.

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   On 5/20/2020 at 10:27 AM, "Jeff Detrich" <jjdetrich at gmail.com> wrote:

     FYI - Jeff6559
     The Harbor Freight jack stands that we've all bought, borrowed or
     seen in
     our friends' garages are being recalled due to a risk of collapsing
     under
     load. Go check yours immediately.
     In a recall filed with the NHTSA on March 20 of this year, Harbor
     Freight
     explains that certain 6-ton jack stands have the potential to
     disengage
     their support pawl under shifting weight, causing the stand to drop
     suddenly. A second recall, filed May 3, extends the recall to 3-ton
     jack
     stands. The defect is attributed to aging tooling at the factory
     that
     produced the jack stands.
     The recall document says that the problem could affect more than
     450,000
     6-ton jack stands produced between 2013 and 2019 and nearly 1.3
     million
     3-ton jack stands produced between 2012 and 2020. These jack stands
     were
     sold under the Pittsburg brand name, and can be identified by item
     numbers
     56371 or 61196 on 3-ton models, and 61197 on 6-ton models.
     Harbor Freight urges anybody in possession of affected jack stands
     to
     return them to the store in exchange for a gift card equal to the
     price of
     the stands. Any unsold jack stands covered by the recall have been
     removed
     from stores. Check on your buddies and spread the word aroundathese
     jack
     stands are ubiquitous, and a failure like this could be fatal.
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