Dewalt 18 volt battery mod code#
ET Monday through Friday or go to the company's web site at Battery packs with an "R" etched after the date code or with a red dot on the name plate already have been repaired and are not included in this recall. Major home centers and hardware stores, as well as industrial distributors, sold battery packs nationwide from May 1997 through June 1998 for between $70 and $85.Ĭonsumers should immediately stop using the battery packs, and call DEWALT® for a free repair kit toll-free at (877) 457-0478 between 8 a.m. The battery packs are black with "DEWALT," and "18V" in yellow on the sides of the packs. These battery packs have date codes from 9719 to 9810 located on the top of the battery pack. This model number is located on the name plate on the bottom of the battery. The recalled DEWALT® 18-volt battery packs are model number DW9095. There have been five reports of injuries, including a battery pack striking a consumer on the head.
When working with these tools, falling battery packs weighing about 2.2 pounds can cause injury.ĭEWALT® has received 53 reports of battery packs falling from tools. All the kings of the cordless category now offer much more compact 18-volt cordless batteries, based on lithium-ion technology, but according to DeWalt, the new compact DeWalt 18v battery is the first of the new batteries that fits older tools, without compromising performance in any way. The battery packs' clips can come loose, causing the battery packs to fall. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), DEWALT® Industrial Tool Co., of Baltimore, Md., is recalling for repair about 755,000 DEWALT® 18-volt battery packs (model DW9095) for use with various battery-operated tools.
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