Dewalt generators
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Oct 16, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Oct 16, 2020the latest report was made
- Oct 16, 2020the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Dewalt
- Maker
- GENERAC POWER SYSTEMS, INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- GeneratorsIncluding power plantsCPSC’s product type: Generators or Power Plants (code 606), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Electrical Systems
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| October 2020 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Oct 16, 2020, sent to the company Jan 21, 2021, published by CPSC Dec 4, 2020
The product, in the report: Dxgnr8000 dewalt portable electric generator
Upon trying to start a brand new (1 week old) dewalt 10 kw portable generator the unit back fired and blew the air filter cover off the unit sending sharp pieces of plastic housing up towards my face along with the resulting uncontained backfire flame out of the air filter.
- Model
- Pmc168000
- Serial number
- 3004970761
- Bought from
- Home depot
- Bought
- Oct 7, 2020
- Where
- Durham, Maine: Farm/
Ranch - Who was involved
- Age 38, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Dewalt, made or sold by GENERAC POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.