Quick answer
Extech Recalls Digital Clamp Meters Due to Electrocution Hazard is CPSC recall #17167, announced on May 25, 2017. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves Extech digital clamp meters with model numbers EX650, EX655, MA160, MA61, and MA63. These models are all AC/DC clamp meters, which are electrical testing devices that measure AC/DC voltage, resistance, capacitance, frequency, temperature, continuity, and diode. Serial numbers in the following format are included in the recall: R15XXXXXXX to R17XXXXXXX. Only serial numbers in this range are included in the recall. The "EXTECH" logo and the model number are printed on the front of the unit and the serial number on the back. The digital clamp meters are green and orange. The remedy is consumers should immediately stop using the recalled digital clamp meters and contact extech for a free replacement meter.. Affected brand: FLIR Commercial Systems Inc., of Goleta, Calif., owner of Extech.
This recall involves Extech digital clamp meters with model numbers EX650, EX655, MA160, MA61, and MA63. These models are all AC/DC clamp meters, which are electrical testing devices that measure AC/DC voltage, resistance, capacitance, frequency, temperature, continuity, and diode. Serial numbers in the following format are included in the recall: R15XXXXXXX to R17XXXXXXX. Only serial numbers in this range are included in the recall. The "EXTECH" logo and the model number are printed on the front of the unit and the serial number on the back. The digital clamp meters are green and orange.
Affected products
Digital clamp meters
Recalled brands
FLIR Commercial Systems Inc., of Goleta, Calif., owner of Extech
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled digital clamp meters and contact Extech for a free replacement meter.
Recall date
May 25, 2017
CPSC recall #17167 covers Extech Recalls Digital Clamp Meters Due to Electrocution Hazard, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on May 25, 2017. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves Extech digital clamp meters with model numbers EX650, EX655, MA160, MA61, and MA63. These models are all AC/DC clamp meters, which are electrical testing devices that measure AC/DC voltage, resistance, capacitance, frequency, temperature, continuity, and diode. Serial numbers in the following format are included in the recall: R15XXXXXXX to R17XXXXXXX. Only serial numbers in this range are included in the recall. The "EXTECH" logo and the model number are printed on the front of the unit and the serial number on the back. The digital clamp meters are green and orange.
The CPSC remedy for recall #17167 is consumers should immediately stop using the recalled digital clamp meters and contact extech for a free replacement meter.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
If you sell Extech Recalls Digital Clamp Meters Due to Electrocution Hazard on Shopify, stop selling the affected units immediately, notify customers who purchased them, and consider whether you have a Section 15(b) reporting obligation to the CPSC. RecallDocket helps Shopify merchants identify affected SKUs and prepare the required safety report.
The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/Extech-Recalls-Digital-Clamp-Meters. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
Sell on Shopify? Stay ahead of every CPSC recall.
RecallDocket automatically checks your catalog against new CPSC recalls and alerts you the moment one of your products is affected.
Install RecallDocket — free