Tongue & Groove router bit set power drills, kind not given
1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 17, 2023. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- May 17, 2023the latest report was made
- May 17, 2023the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Tongue & Groove router bit set
- Maker
- Robert Bosch Tool CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Power drills, kind not givenCPSC’s product type: Power Drills or Accessories, Not Specified (code 871), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
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| May 2023 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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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Hurt, no treatment Made May 17, 2023, sent to the company May 19, 2023, published by CPSC Jun 5, 2023
The product, in the report: FREUD Diablo 1 3/4in. Diameter Tongue and Groove Bit Set with 1/2in. Shank, Model# 99-036
SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE/CONCERN with FREUD Diablo 1 3/4in. Diameter Tongue and Groove Bit Set with 1/2in. Shank, Model# 99-036! The carbide cutter blades have serious material failures and parts thereof break off and fly away during operation when the router bit is spinned up which caused a minor injury! We purchased the named FREUD router bit set in Oct last year (2022). The first router bit set we received already showed serious chip offs at the carbide cutting blades at arrival, which we at that time suspected might have been a transport issue and thus we requested a granted replacement from the reseller. Today we see that it was not a transport damaged but rather already indicating a material failure of the carbide cutting blades and a manufacturing failure of this FREUD router bit set. The second (replaced) router bit set we received looked alright at arrival. We used this bit set with the manufacturer recommended 16,000 rpm on about 30 lft Red Oak only, which is for the expected lifetime of a router bit far less than 1%, before we encountered the severe hazard and safety issue last week. When turning on the router and spinning up the installed router bit, I was hit by something flying off the router bit at the chest. Luckily and because of my own good working protection I got only minor injured and the injury was not more severe like the eyes for example. After immediate stop and inspection it became clear, that a part of the carbide cutting knife of the lower router bit wing was missing and broke/chipped off during the spinning up and that this was the part which hit me. Please find attached the photo proof. The fact, that a carbide cutting edge deteriorated over such a short period of time of merely 6 months with extremely low use (of 30lft oak boards only) and then kicked off without the stress of cutting any material, just simply by spinning up the bit, demonstrate a SEVERE MATERIAL FAILURE in the carbide cutting blades being used in these FREUD router bits. Furthermore concerning is the fact, that such a product could leave FREUD’s factory without being recognized and stopped by their internal quality control. We contacted FREUD Tools several times about this Safety Concern, but they choose to not respond at all, trying to avoid addressing the safety concern and their liability for their tools safety all together. We hereby like to make this safety concern public and inquire, that FREUD Tools addresses this issue right away with all necessary steps including investigation, possible call back, resolution of the problem and major improvement in their quality control process!
- Model
- Model# 99-036
- UPC
- 008925384410
- Serial number
- ---
- Bought from
- Northern Tool + Equipment
- Bought
- Oct 15, 2022
- Where
- Unspecified: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Age 62, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Tongue & Groove router bit set, made or sold by Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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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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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