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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 14, 2003
Release # 03-082
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Skil Recall Hotline: (800) 661-5398
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contacts: Ken Giles or Scott Wolfson, (301) 504-7052 or (301) 504-7051
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CPSC, Robert Bosch Tool Corp. Announce Recall of Skil® Warrior Drill
Battery Chargers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Robert Bosch Tool Corp., of Chicago, Ill., is
voluntarily recalling about 2 million Skil® Warrior drill battery
chargers. The transformer inside the charger can overheat. If this
occurs, the charger housing can melt and deform, possibly igniting
flammable materials near or on the charger.
Robert Bosch Tool Corp. has received one report of a charger
causing a fire that resulted in property damage, and 160 reports of
chargers overheating.
These chargers were sold with or as accessories for Skil Warrior
drills. The drills are black with red trim. Red lettering on the drills
reads, "SKIL." The chargers have their volt size written in red
lettering. The recall includes 9.6 volt, 12 volt, 14.4 volt and 18 volt
chargers. The chargers were included with tool model numbers 2375, 2380,
2475, 2480, 2482, 2580, 2582 and 2882. Chargers also were sold
separately with model numbers 92950, 92970, 92980 and 92990 with part
number 2610995852. The model and part numbers are written on labels
found on the back of the plug or on the side of the chargers.
Home centers, hardware and discount department stores sold these
chargers nationwide from July 1994 through February 2003 for between $21
and $30.
Consumers should unplug the charger immediately. Replacement
drills and chargers will be provided at no cost to the consumer. For
more information, consumers should contact Robert Bosch Tool Corp. at
(800) 661-5398 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT any day, or go to the Skil web site at www.Skil.com.
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