Electrical safety is our key concern and I'm always looking out for information that will help keep the industry safe. I wanted to pass along this information about a product recall due to shock hazard.
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Electrical safety is our key concern and I'm always looking out for information that will help keep the industry safe. I wanted to pass along this information about a product recall due to shock hazard.
Name of product:
Leviton 50 ampere, non-NEMA electrical connectors, plugs, receptacles and inlets.
Hazard:
The electrical connection devices can have mislabeled terminal markings, posing an electrical shock hazard.
Description:
This recall involves Leviton 50-ampere, non-NEMA electrical connectors, plugs, receptacles and inlet attachment devices. The recalled connection devices are used to transmit power to electrical equipment that is not hard-wired to a power source. Leviton is printed on the devices. Date codes can be found on the back cover of connectors and plugs, the side housing of receptacles and inlets, and on the label of each box. The recall includes the following model/catalog numbers and date codes:
Remedy:
Replace
Recall date:
April 23, 2020
Recall Information:
Health Canada – RA-72649
CPSC – 20-112
Units:
About 98,000 (In addition, about 4,400 units were sold in Canada). The affected products were sold from May 2019 to January 2020.
Hazard identified: The ground and hot wire terminal designations found in the 3-wire versions of the affected products are mislabelled, posing a potential electric shock hazard.
Leviton has received four reports of mismarked devices, including one report of a consumer who received an electrical shock, and three reports of minor property damage to equiptment with which the devices were being used
Place of origin:
Manufactured in Mexico
Visit to see full list of Models affected:
Government of Canada Recalls and Safety Alerts
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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