Alltrade Tools Ratcheting Tie Downs recall: Injury Hazard
Alltrade Tools Recalls Ratcheting Tie Downs Due to Injury Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Sam's Club
Why was Alltrade Tools Ratcheting Tie Downs recalled?
The ratchet handle can fail during use, releasing the secured load, posing an injury hazard to consumers.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled tie downs and return them to Sam's Club for a full refund. Contact: Alltrade Tools at 800-994-4343 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or online at www.alltradetools.com and click on Recall for more information.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Snap-on ratcheting tie downs
- Company
- Finehau Industry Group, Hong Kong, China and Tian Xin District Tangxia Town, China, Alltrade Tools LLC, of Long Beach, Calif.
- Quantity
- About 129,000
- Sold at
- Sam's Club stores nationwide from May 2015 through September 2015 for about $20.00.
- Recall date
- April 26, 2016
- Incidents / injuries
- The firm has received one report of the ratchet handle failing, resulting in the loss of a heavy load from the bed of a pickup truck. No injuries have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves Snap-on ratcheting tie downs sold in a package of four. The 15-foot-long tie downs are straps used to secure heavy items or oversize loads to trailers, trucks and hand trolleys. The product's ratchet mechanism is black and the straps are yellow with "Snap-On" printed in red across the strap. Product number 871343S is printed on the upper right corner of the packaging. Recalled units have at least one silver metal tab that is flush with the openings in the black metal ratchet handle.