DeWALT Recalls Utility Bars Due to Injury Hazard
Recalled 2019-09-26. Other hazard. Here is what the CPSC published, and what you are owed.
About 145,000Units
2019-09-26Recall date
YesInjuries
The text below is quoted from the CPSC notice word for word.
- What was recalled
- This recall involves DeWALT 40" Multi-Functional Utility Bars designed at one end for prying and at the other for gripping boards. The bars are yellow at one end and black at the other. The name "DeWALT" and the model number DWHT55293 are printed in black on the yellow end.
- The hazard
- The utility bar can break while being used for prying, posing an injury hazard to the user.
- Injuries
- DeWALT has received at least 56 reports of the utility bars breaking, including four reports of injured users.
- The remedy
- Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled utility bars and contact DEWALT for a gift card worth the full purchase price.
The details
What a recall entitles you to
A refund, a repair or a replacement. The notice says which. It costs you
nothing and there is usually no receipt requirement.
Stop using the product first. Recalls do not expire. An old one still counts.
The full CPSC notice, including photographs, is at cpsc.gov.
Source: CPSC SaferProducts recall feed, retrieved 2026-08-06. Newest recall on file 2026-07-30.
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