CPSC, Woods Industries Announce Recall of Extension Cords and Cord Reels
Home product recall 01-006. Announced by CPSC on Oct 10, 2000.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 10, 2000. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 500,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The extension cords and cord reels are equipped with a locking plug, which is designed to keep tools plugged in. The plastic housing of the locking plug can separate or break, exposing consumers to live wires and posing shock and electrocution hazards.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the extension cords and cord reels immediately and call Woods Industries to receive a replacement extension cord or cord reel.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Consumers may call Woods Industries toll-free at (888) 755-6535 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. EST.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled extension cords and cord reels are equipped with a LockJaw™ locking plug. The LockJaw™ plug has the following words embedded on the red, green or yellow locking button, located on the side of the plug, “LOCK, WOODS®, OPEN” or “LOCK, OPEN”. The extension cords were sold under the “Woods LockJaw™” and “Yellow Jacket® LockJaw™” brand names in various wire gauges, lengths and colors. The cord reels are 30 feet long, and were sold under the “Woods’ ACDelco” and “LumaPro” brand names in various wire gauges and colors. Some of the extension cords and cord reels have two-prong plugs and some have three- prong plugs. Some have the brand name on the cord. They are UL listed, assembled in the United States or Malaysia with a LockJaw™ plug made in China.
About 500,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Extension cords and cord reels.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Woods Industries Inc., Carmel, Ind.
- Home and hardware stores nationwide sold the extension cords and cord reels, from January 1996 through July 2000, for between $12 to $35.
- Made in United States, Malaysia and China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Woods Industries has received three reports of the plug housing separating or breaking. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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