Milwaukee Power Tool Battery Packs Recalled
By Leslie Vincent
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation recently announced a safety recall of all 14.4V 2.4 Ah and 18V 2.4 Ah NiCd Battery Packs manufactured between 1999 and February 2004. These batteries were originally sold under the Milwaukee Power Plus, Chicago Pneumatic, and Extractor brand names. According to the recall document, the battery packs could explode if an over-pressure vent inside the battery pack becomes damaged during use.
Included in the recall are:
- 14.4 Volt 2.4 Ah Packs, Cat #48-11-1024 and date codes 3799 through 0504, and
- 18 Volt 2.4 Ah Packs with “Power Plus” labeling, Cat. #48-11-2230 and date codes 2699 through 0504
For a free replacement, call Milwaukee Electric Tool toll free at 1-800-729-3878 (1-800-SAWDUST) between 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. central time, Monday-Friday or visit the links below:
Milwaukee Tools [Homepage]
Recall Notice [U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission]
July 11th, 2007 at 9:51 am
Interesting what comes to light during recalls. Like the fact that the Chicago Pneumatic (shouldn’t that be Chicago Electric?) stuff uses Milwaukee batteries..
July 11th, 2007 at 9:57 am
No, chicago pneumatic and chicago electric are not the same thing
Chicago pneumatic actually makes good air tools, and a few cordless impact wrenches which were obviously rebadged milwaukee
July 11th, 2007 at 10:34 am
My point is, wouldn’t Chicago Pneumatic - by definition - be air tools? (ie.. why would they need a battery?)
July 11th, 2007 at 9:04 pm
I dont know
IR makes battery operated tools
July 13th, 2007 at 6:31 am
Standard Pneumatic made my favorite electric wire-wrap gun. Go figure.
February 21st, 2008 at 7:00 pm
I have checked up-it does not work! If your battery is still alive, do not do it! Well certainly if it does not breathe at all then experiment - all the same to lose there is nothing
September 27th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Really fed up with Milwaukee stuff. On my 2nd set and not buying anymore of their junk batteries. Can buy a new drill and batteries for what they charge for just the batteries. Now the crap is made in china…no more!
June 1st, 2009 at 10:47 pm
They have been made in china ever since TTI(most people know the famous brand—-RYOBI) bought them. And this is not there first recall. Just go to their website, they seem to have a recall every couple years.