DREMEL power drills
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Oct 26, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Oct 26, 2016the latest report was made
- Oct 26, 2016the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- DREMEL
- Maker
- Robert Bosch Tool CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Power drillsPortable, and their accessoriesCPSC’s product type: Portable Power Drills and Accessories (code 855), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| October 2016 | 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 26, 2016, sent to the company Nov 3, 2016, published by CPSC Nov 28, 2016
The product, in the report: cordless Micro Dremel
A cordless Micro Dremel started all by itself last nite at 2am.It woke us from our sleep with the motor revving so high it took me pushing the off button 3 times.When we went to set it down my husband realized it was really hot so instead of putting it in the battery charging cradle we set it on the table in my craft room (where it was when it turned on by itself across the hall from our bedroom)We went back to bed and within a few minutes started to smell an electrical or melting plastic smell got up again and the Dremel was soooo hot my husband had to get a pot holder to move it outside.The smell was so strong we had to put on our fan and spray room spray.The next morning we brought it back inside and the strong smell was still there but it would not turn on or off.If we had not been home I really fear our house would have burned down.I do not recall hearing anything about this on the news but seems very unsafe.It started by itself!!!!!
- Model
- Cordless Micro Dremel #411
- Bought from
- Lowes, Ohio
- Bought
- Dec 22, 2014, about then
- Where
- Piqua, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand DREMEL, made or sold by Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
- 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.
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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.
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