MASTER-TECH Extension Cord Recalled by Division Sales
Home product recall 97-034. Announced by CPSC on Dec 3, 1996.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 3, 1996. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Electrocution/Electric Shock
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
MASTER-TECH Extension Cord Recalled by Division Sales NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ken Giles December 3, 1996 (301) 504-7052 Release # 97-034 CPSC and Division Sales Inc. Announce Extension Cord Recall WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Division Sales Inc. of Itasca, Ill., is recalling approximately 21,000 extension cords. Undersized wires that cannot carry the same load as a properly constructed extension cord present fire, shock, and electrocution hazards. CPSC and Division Sales Inc. are not aware of any injuries involving these extension cords. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury. The white extension cords are 6 feet long. The double-wired cords have a polarized male plug on one end and three polarized female plug-in sockets at the other end. The cords are labeled “SPT-1 18AWGX2X 80*C.” The receptacle is marked in part “Rated for 125 volts. For indoor use only.” The extension cords, imported from China, are packaged in red and black cardboard display sleeves that are labeled in part, “MASTER-TECH 6FT EXTENSION CORD ITEM NO. 80311 MADE IN CHINA FOR JUSTEN PRODUCTS ITASCA, IL 60143.” Retailers and other distributors sold the extension cords nationwide during the last five years for about $2. Consumers should stop using the recalled cords immediately, and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more information, consumers can call Division Sales Inc. toll-free at (800) 621-8134.
Master Tech extension cords.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Division Sales.
- Made by Master-Tech.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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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.
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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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