Stanley and Solarwide Industrial Recall Stud Sensors Due to Shock Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.

NAME OF PRODUCT: STANLEY® STUD SENSORS 200 AND STANLEY® FATMAX® STUD SENSORS 400

UNITS: ABOUT 78,000

MANUFACTURER: SOLARWIDE INDUSTRIAL LTD., OF HONG KONG

IMPORTER: THE STANLEY WORKS, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONN.

HAZARD: THE STUD SENSOR CAN FAIL TO CALIBRATE PROPERLY AND DETECT AC ELECTRICAL WIRES BEHIND THE WALL, POSING A SHOCK HAZARD TO THE USER.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: NONE REPORTED.

DESCRIPTION: THE RECALLED STUD SENSOR MODELS INCLUDE THE STANLEY® STUD SENSOR 200 AND STANLEY® FATMAX® STUD SENSOR 400 WITH MODEL NUMBERS 77-720 AND 77-730. THE MODEL NUMBER IS LOCATED IN A SLIDE-OUT REFERENCE GUIDE FOUND IN THE BASE OF THE SENSOR’S HANDLE. THE SENSORS ARE MADE OF BLACK PLASTIC WITH A WIDE YELLOW STRIPE DOWN THE CENTER. “STANLEY” OR “FATMAX” ARE PRINTED ON THE FRONT OF THE PRODUCT. A DATE CODE IS PRINTED ON THE INSIDE OF THE BATTERY COVER. AFFECTED SENSORS HAVE DATE CODES THAT DO NOT BEGIN WITH THE LETTER “R.”

SOLD AT: HOME IMPROVEMENT AND HARDWARE STORES NATIONWIDE FROM NOVEMBER 2007 THROUGH JANUARY 2009 FOR BETWEEN $20 AND $30.

MANUFACTURED IN: HONG KONG

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD CONTACT STANLEY TO DETERMINE IF THEIR STUD SENSOR IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND TO RECEIVE A FREE REPLACEMENT SENSOR.

CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT STANLEY TOLL-FREE AT (866) 215-1132 BETWEEN FROM 8 A.M. AND 5 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.STANLEYTOOLS.COM OR E-MAIL STANLEY AT [email protected]