CPSC, DeWALT Announce Recall to Repair Framing Nailers

Recall at a glance

What was recalled

The recall involves new DeWALT D51844 and D51845 Heavy-Duty 20° Full Round Head Framing Nailers, and new DeWALT Model D51722 Heavy Duty 31° Clipped Head Framing Nailers. The recalled units have the following date codes: 200203, 20024, 200217, 200302, 200304, 200308, 200315, 200325, 200329, 200343, 200403, 200404, 200406, 200407, 200412, 200413, 200415, 200416 and 200417. The location of the date code is shown on the photograph below. The new units have a rework date code of 200449DM, 200450DM, 200451DM or 200452DM on the carton. The recall also involves reconditioned DeWALT D51844R and D51845R Heavy-Duty 20° Full Round Head Framing Nailers, and reconditioned DeWALT Model D51822R and D51823R Heavy Duty 31° Clipped Head Framing Nailers, with date codes 200423 through 200509. The date codes on all of the units are located in the area shown on the photograph below.

Is my product affected?

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• DeWALT Framing Nailers · About 250 (60 new and 192 reconditioned) units

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Where it was sold

Companies named in the notice: New nailers were sold at major home centers and hardware stores nationwide, from December 2004 through March 2005, for between $250 and $300. Reconditioned nailers were sold at company service centers nationwide, from June 2004 through March 2005, for between $230 and $280.; DeWALT Industrial Tool Co., of Baltimore, Md..

Injuries or incidents reported

DeWALT has received one report of a contact trip malfunctioning. There have been no reports of injuries.

Consumer contact

Call DeWALT toll-free (866) 397-3228 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit DeWALT's Web site at www.DeWALT.com

Recall history and context

DeWALT Industrial Tool appears in 5 CPSC recalls on record. See all DeWALT Industrial Tool recalls.

Since 2019 CPSC has recorded 399 recalls in the other consumer products category, 68 recalls of them in the past 12 months.

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