NiCad battery power drills
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 15, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. CPSC’s own search is on saferproducts.gov.
At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Mar 15, 2016the latest report was made
- Mar 15, 2016the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- NiCad battery
- Maker
- Harbor Freight ToolsMakers, 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 |
|---|---|
| March 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.
-
No one hurt Made Mar 15, 2016, sent to the company Apr 7, 2016, published by CPSC Apr 21, 2016
The product, in the report: Cordless Drill Private labeler name: Harbor Freight
This caller is reporting that Saturday, March 12th, 2016 he started his cordless drill and had been using it around five minutes when the battery exploded sending plastic pieces from the battery and the battery case just past his head as well as a flame 18 inches long.
He was in his garage but his wife heard the explosion in their home which is attached.
There are no injuries being reported.
The caller has not contacted the manufacturer but does plan to contact them
- Model
- 69651
- Serial number
- none found
- Bought from
- Harbor Freight, North Carolina
- Bought
- Nov 15, 2015
- Where
- Kernersville, North Carolina: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand NiCad battery, made or sold by Harbor Freight Tools
- 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
-
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.