Harbor Freight Tools 2024-10-31 Electronics serious CPSC
Electronics · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-25027
Bauer 20V Battery-Powered 4-Gallon Backpack Sprayers Recall
Issued October 31, 2024 · Harbor Freight Tools · 53,000 units affected
In October 2024, Harbor Freight Tools recalled the Bauer 20V Battery-Powered 4-Gallon Backpack Sprayers, a serious electronics recall reported by the CPSC.
Compiled by Dana Whitfield, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The sprayer pump on the backpack can leak chemicals into the battery compartment and can cause the battery to overheat, posing a fire hazard.
What you should do
- 1 Stop using Bauer 20V Battery-Powered 4-Gallon Backpack Sprayers right away.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Harbor Freight Tools to arrange your refund. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Refund): Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled sprayers and contact Harbor Freight Tools for instructions on returning the sprayer hose and wand to the nearest store for a full refund in the form of a Harbor Freight Tools gift card. Consumers should flush the sprayer with water and cut the sprayer hose and wand off the product with scissors. If unable to return the sprayer hose and wand to a Harbor Freight Tools store, contact Harbor Freight Tools using their toll-free number or email address to request a prepaid return shipping label. Harbor Freight Tools is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Recall details
- Brand
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Category
- Electronics
- Recall date
- October 31, 2024
- Units affected
- 53,000
- Sold at
- Harbor Freight Tools stores nationwide and online at www.harborfreight.com from March 2022 through September 2024 for between $80 and $120.
- Recall number
- CPSC-25027
- Made in
- China
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- Harbor Freight Tools has 9 recalls in our database.
- We're tracking 156 Electronics recalls in our database.
- 53,000 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 2,472 US households.
- This is the 21st Electronics recall we've logged in 2024.