Safety Alert: Porter-Cable Cordless Nailer Poses Puncture Hazard
Home product recall 06-201. Announced by CPSC on Jun 29, 2006.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 29, 2006. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 25,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The nailer can eject a nail while the switch is in the “off” position, if the trigger is pulled and it is placed on a surface. This can pose a serious injury to consumers or bystanders.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the nailer immediately and contact Porter-Cable to receive free caution labels and an instruction manual insert.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, call Porter-Cable toll-free at (800) 940-3126 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.Porter-cable.com
Which ones are recalled?
The nailer is used to drive nails into wood. Model number BN200V12 is located on the name plate on the magazine of the unit. “Porter+Cable” is printed on the nailer’s motor housing.
About 25,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Porter-Cable Cordless Brad Nailer.
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 Porter-Cable, Jackson, Tenn.
- Major home center and hardware stores nationwide from September 2001 through December 2005 for between $230 and $280.
- Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Porter-Cable has received two reports of injuries, including puncture wounds to the leg and back, requiring surgical removal of the nail.
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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