WEG electric motors
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Apr 8, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Apr 8, 2024the latest report was made
- Apr 8, 2024the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- WEG
- Maker
- WEG ELECTRIC CORPMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Electric motorsOn their ownCPSC’s product type: Electric Motors (Separate) (code 819), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| April 2024 | 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 Apr 8, 2024, sent to the company Apr 15, 2024, published by CPSC Apr 29, 2024
The product, in the report: General purpose motor. Manufactured by WEG. Roughly 75 lbs.
The product, a general purpose motor, caught on fire. The motor was replaced by the same make and model and caught fire again roughly 4 weeks later. There were no injuries and the damage was limited due to a working fire alarm system. The product was being utilized in a car wash business to drive a pressure washer pump.
- Model
- 005180T3E184T-S
- Serial number
- 1084013202
- Where
- Frazer, Pennsylvania: Industrial
- Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand WEG, made or sold by WEG ELECTRIC CORP
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
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.