Equipment (Stanley Data Torq and MAC Data Torq)
Vehicle equipment recall 16E-050. NHTSA received Stanley Assembly Technologies’s report on May 31, 2016.
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NHTSA received Stanley Assembly Technologies’s report on May 31, 2016. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 24, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
If the lug nuts were over tightened, the wheel attaching studs may fracture and the wheel may separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Stanley Assembly Technologies, (SAT) is recalling certain Mac Data Torq air-impact wrenches, part number ADT006, and Stanley Data Torq air-impact wrenches, part number 24N100006, manufactured September 23, 2015, to January 5, 2016.
These computer-controlled air impact wrenches used to tighten vehicle lug nuts have software installed that may contain an error allowing the wrench to produce more torque than the amount set by the operator.
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- NHTSA’s part: Equipment.
What should you do?
SAT will notify the purchasers of the tools, and will recalibrate the impact wrenches and correct the software error. The recall began on August 25, 2016. Owners may contact SAT customer service at 1-614-876-3809.
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- How to reach the firm: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 49 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
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- Stanley Data Torq Air Impact WrenchesBuilt from Sep 23, 2015 to Jan 5, 2016
- MAC Data Torq Air Impact WrenchesBuilt from Sep 23, 2015 to Jan 5, 2016
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Stanley Assembly Technologies.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
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Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 24, 2026.