CPSC, Milwaukee Tool Corp. Announce Recall of Electric Grinders
Home product recall 03-048. Announced by CPSC on Dec 19, 2002.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 19, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 24,000 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 grinder’s switch can stick in the “on” position, which could pose an injury hazard to consumers.
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What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the grinders immediately and return them to their nearest Milwaukee factory service center or authorized power tool service center, for a free repair.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, consumers can contact Milwaukee Electric Tool at (800) 414-6527 between 6 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday. Consumers can locate the nearest service center by visiting the firm’s web site at www.heavydutytool.com (the recall announcement on their site can be found at www.milwaukeetools.com/pdfs/15-amp-grinder-recall.pdf).
Which ones are recalled?
The recall includes the 15-Amp grinders that have a seven or nine inch disc and have the following catalog and serial numbers, which can be found on a nameplate on the top of the grinder: Catalog Numbers Serial Numbers 6086-20 Serial Prefix 991A and 991B only 6088-20 Serial Prefix 994A and 994B only 6089-20 Serial Prefix 992A
About 24,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Electric Grinders.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., Brookfield, Wis.
- Home centers, hardware stores and industrial distributors nationwide sold these grinders, from June 2001 through November 2002, for between $165 and $175.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
CPSC and Milwaukee Electric Tool have received 12 reports of grinder switches sticking in the “on” position; however, 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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