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3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Oct 17, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 3reports to CPSC
  • Oct 17, 2024the latest report was made
  • Jun 20, 2013the earliest
  • 2with the company’s comments
Brand
Skil
Makers
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation and Chervon Group NAMakers, 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

1 report from November 2023 to October 2024; the most in October 2024, 1. 2 earlier reports, since June 2013, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
October 20241
October 20171
June 20131

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
  • No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No 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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Oct 17, 2024, sent to the company Oct 22, 2024, published by CPSC Nov 5, 2024

    The product, in the report: Skil PWR Core 20 impact lithium drill battery

    Skil power tool arrived at my home from Lowes with leaking lithium Battery

    Model
    PWRCore 20
    UPC
    39725 00005
    Bought from
    Lowes Bullhead City Arizona
    Bought
    Oct 14, 2024
    Where
    Kingman, Arizona: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 8, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Skil, made or sold by Chervon Group NA
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    No Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made Oct 24, 2017, sent to the company Mar 1, 2018, published by CPSC Mar 15, 2018

    The product, in the report: Skil warrior 3/8 VSR DRILL . 9.6 volt battery and charger.

    Have a skil battery drill 9.6 volt and #92950 charger .was a gift was using recently till battery died, put on charger .later noticed a smell of burning rubber / plastic and traced it to the charger. No fire but housing on transformer SHOWS SIGNS OF HEAT DEFORMATION..DRILL AND CHARGER ARE NOW USELESS.

    Model
    2375 drilll, 92955 battery, 92950 charger.
    UPC
    None
    Serial number
    None
    Bought from
    Gift
    Where
    Battleground, Indiana: Unspecified
    Who was involved
    Age 52, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Skil, made or sold by Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  3. No one hurt

    Made Jun 20, 2013, sent to the company Jun 27, 2013, published by CPSC Jul 12, 2013

    The product, in the report: F012 2936 00/Skil 3.6 volt drill

    The drill charging unit overheated and caught fire inside the charging unit

    Model
    F012 2936 00/Skil 3.6 volt drill
    Bought from
    Mernards, Nebraska
    Bought
    Sep 12, 2012, about then
    Where
    Omaha, Nebraska: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand SKIL, 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.

Source:

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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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