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Rapala Recalls StrikeMaster Ice Augers Due To Injury Hazard is CPSC recall #15091, announced on March 6, 2015. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The Lithium Lazer™ ice auger is used by ice fishermen to cut circular holes in ice to access the water and fish below. The Lithium Lazer™ ice auger is a 24-pound black and red unit powered by an electric motor and a rechargeable 50-volt lithium ion battery. The auger has two handles, a power switch, a trigger switch and a drill, and is identified with the logo for StrikeMaster Ice Augers on the front of the powerhead. It also is identified as a Lithium Lazer™ on the top of the powerhead. The remedy is return to the place where purchased for a full refund, or return to rapala for a full refund or $700 credit toward a new product on www.rapala.com.. Affected brand: Normark Corporation dba Rapala USA of Minnetonka, Minn..
The Lithium Lazer™ ice auger is used by ice fishermen to cut circular holes in ice to access the water and fish below. The Lithium Lazer™ ice auger is a 24-pound black and red unit powered by an electric motor and a rechargeable 50-volt lithium ion battery. The auger has two handles, a power switch, a trigger switch and a drill, and is identified with the logo for StrikeMaster Ice Augers on the front of the powerhead. It also is identified as a Lithium Lazer™ on the top of the powerhead.
Affected products
StrikeMaster® Lithium Lazer™ Ice Augers
Recalled brands
Normark Corporation dba Rapala USA of Minnetonka, Minn.
Remedy
Return to the place where purchased for a full refund, or return to Rapala for a full refund or $700 credit toward a new product on www.rapala.com.
Recall date
March 6, 2015
CPSC recall #15091 covers Rapala Recalls StrikeMaster Ice Augers Due To Injury Hazard, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on March 6, 2015. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The Lithium Lazer™ ice auger is used by ice fishermen to cut circular holes in ice to access the water and fish below. The Lithium Lazer™ ice auger is a 24-pound black and red unit powered by an electric motor and a rechargeable 50-volt lithium ion battery. The auger has two handles, a power switch, a trigger switch and a drill, and is identified with the logo for StrikeMaster Ice Augers on the front of the powerhead. It also is identified as a Lithium Lazer™ on the top of the powerhead.
The CPSC remedy for recall #15091 is return to the place where purchased for a full refund, or return to rapala for a full refund or $700 credit toward a new product on www.rapala.com.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2015/Rapala-Recalls-StrikeMaster-Ice-Augers. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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