[DeTomaso] NPC Harbor Freight jack stands recall

Thu May 21 10:32:45 EDT 2020

Time to go with a QuickJack system.

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From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> On Behalf Of Rich Hoppe
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 5:32 PM
To: Steve Lisa <stevelisa at patentit.com>
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC Harbor Freight jack stands recall

you know I would like to buy American not Chinese but it seems we currently do not have a choice.
I have bought American name brand and it is labeled made in China.
So I agree to buy the best Jack Stand.
The question is who makes American quality not don't buy Harbor Freight.
Rich

On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 5:26 PM Steve Lisa <stevelisa at patentit.com> wrote:

>    Nice of you to remind everyone.A  We checked right away after getting
>    the HF email, and 8 of our race team jacks were on the recall list, and
>    have already been returned.A  It is scary to think how many of our crew
>    and weekend volunteers have been under cars with those jackA stands.A
>    Thankfully, our main endurance sports car now has air jacks -- with the
>    safety inserts for when crew are under the car.A  Not only is it
>    faster, but it is much safer.
>    Your advise is very, very sound.A  We train everyone to never be under
>    the car when things are rushed, and never to be under a car with less
>    than all four jackstands solidly in place.A  Even without a jack
>    failure, we have had the cars shift when the fueler pushes on the rear
>    and lose a jack stand.A  If the other three weren't there, it could
>    have fallen on crew.A A
>    Thanks for the email.A A
>    Regards,A
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>    On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 3:07 PM Joseph F. Byrd, Jr.
>    <[2]byrdjf at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>
>      Not the same stand, but just show anything can break so have a
>      backup (my failure would have been an OSHA near miss)
>      As for the pawl type, don't they have provisions for a thru pin at
>      several heights?A  (maybe I'm thinking of the tube type)
>      -----Original Message-----
>      From: DeTomaso [mailto:[3]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com]
>      On Behalf Of Jeff Detrich
>      Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 13:27 PM
>      To: [4]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>      Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC Harbor Freight jack stands recall
>      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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