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5 official CPSC notices naming Eaton, 1975–2014, across power tools, sports & outdoors and electrical, covering at least 239,100 units. The most recent: Eaton Electrical Meter Breakers, December 2, 2014.
2 notices where the recalled products are drills.
The switches on these power tools, which were manufactured by Eaton Corp., of Cleveland, Ohio, can stick. The drills can continue to operate after the trigger is released, posing a risk of injury to consumers.
The switches on these power tools, which were manufactured by Eaton Corp, of Cleveland, Ohio, can stick. The tools can continue to operate after the trigger has been released, posing a risk of injury to consumers.
One notice where the recalled product is a circuit breaker.
The meter breaker's electrical components can be easily accessed, posing a shock hazard to consumers.
Eaton notices outside the product types above.
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced or restated recall once; 3 of 5 notices add a unit count. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
Counted across all 5 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
The 3 notices that give a price range from $55 to $555. Half of them name a price of $200 or less.
By the 3 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 9 months or less; the longest for 12 months. Half the recalls came within 9 months of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A repair in the one notice that names a remedy.
Laceration is named in 2 of the 5 notices (40%), against 7% of all CPSC notices on file. Then electric shock (1).
2 of the 3 notices that describe incidents report at least one. 1 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.
None of the 5 notices lists model numbers. They name serial numbers in 1, date codes or manufacture dates in 1.
United States (2), in the 2 notices that name a manufacturing country.
The recall contact each official notice gives, newest first. Contacts can change after a notice is published; the notice itself is the final word.
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 5 recall notices naming Eaton consumer products between 1975 and 2014, covering at least 239,100 units.
No. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published no recall notice naming Eaton consumer products in 2026. The most recent was announced December 2, 2014 (CPSC 15-710).
Drills (2), circuit breakers (1) and 2 other notices.
“CPSC, Power Tool Manufacturers Announce Recall of Various Power Tools” (CPSC 01-014), announced October 17, 2000: about 180,000 units.
None of the 5 notices here lists model numbers, so compare your product with the name, photos, sale dates and any codes each notice gives. No match is not proof that a product is safe.
Each notice names its own recall contact; the contacts for every Eaton notice are listed on this page. For the most recent one, Eaton Electrical Meter Breakers (CPSC 15-710), call (800) 330-6479 and go to www.electrical.eaton.com.
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