Porter Cable (owned by Black & Decker Corporation) battery chargers and adapters
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 14, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 14, 2011the latest report was made
- Jul 14, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Porter Cable (owned by Black & Decker Corporation)
- Maker
- Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Battery chargers and adaptersCPSC’s product type: Battery Chargers/Adapters (code 883), in Electronics: Batteries & Chargers
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2011 | 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 Jul 14, 2011, published by CPSC Aug 5, 2011
The product, in the report: Porter Cable NiCad battery charger model #PCMVC. Unit was purchased as part of a set (Porter Cable cordless drill kit, model#PC180DK-2)
On July 6, a NiCAD battery charger that came with Porter Cable cordless drill kit Model #:PC180DK-2 started smoking, sparking and finally exploded internally after I inserted a battery into the unit for charging. The kit was purchased in 2008 at Lowes, and the specific model for the battery charger itself is PCMVC.
When I contacted Porter Cable on July 13, the CSR informed me “she’s never had a return of this unit in her three years at the company” and also said they had no history of the unit malfunctioning. YET, PORTER CABLE NO LONGER MAKES THIS CHARGER, it has been replaced by a newer unit (model PCXMVC, which charges both NiCAD and lithium ion). They agreed to replace the unit free of charge with a newer unit, and was not very concerned about getting the destroyed unit back for lab testing as to why it exploded.
No injuries or property damage.
- Model
- Porter Cable NiCad battery charger model #PCMVC
- UPC
- 885911079983
- Serial number
- 200840DB
- Bought from
- Lowe’s, Texas
- Bought
- Oct 13, 2009
- Where
- Spring Branch, Texas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 47, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Porter Cable (owned by Black & Decker Corporation), made or sold by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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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