Dewalt sprayers

4 reports to CPSC, the latest made Mar 11, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

4reports to CPSC
Mar 11, 2026the latest report was made
Sep 17, 2013the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: Dewalt
Makers: Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., FNA Group Inc and Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., and 1 otherMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: SprayersCPSC’s product type: Sprayers, Not Elsewhere Classified (code 888), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware

By month

1 report from April 2025 to March 2026; the most in March 2026, 1. 3 earlier reports, since September 2013, are in the table.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
March 2026	1
September 2023	1
June 2023	1
September 2013	1

How badly anyone was hurt

Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
No one hurt 1 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.

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

No incident, no one hurt
Made Mar 11, 2026, sent to the company Mar 16, 2026, published by CPSC Mar 30, 2026

The product, in the report: The product is a DEWALT 3400 PSI Gas Pressure Washer. It is a yellow and black gas-powered pressure washer designed for heavy-duty residential and professional cleaning. The unit includes a steel frame with two large rear wheels, a spray gun, high-pressure hose, and multiple quick-connect spray nozzles. The pressure washer is rated for approximately 3400 PSI and 2.5 GPM and is intended for cleaning driveways, siding, decks, and other outdoor surfaces. The unit is roughly 2426 inches long, 2123 inches wide, and about 3538 inches tall, and weighs around 90100 pounds when assembled.

internal magnet fell and contacted control board And unit started smoking. This was my second replacement.

Model
DWPW3000
Serial number
TEVNNA 18745- AN 0725 01A
Where
Greenwood, Indiana: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Unspecified
The reporter’s relation to them
Self
As this report names them
Brand Dewalt, made or sold by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
No Incident, No Injury

CPSC report 20260311-3C534-2147322759. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
First aid
Made Sep 5, 2023, sent to the company Sep 7, 2023, published by CPSC Sep 21, 2023

The product, in the report: DEWALT Lithium-Ion Powered Battery Backpack Sprayer

Backpack sprayer Professional use I followed directions to setup brand new sprayer. While spraying weed killer, it leaked from bottom of sprayer onto my back and backside causing chemical burn. I contacted manufacturer and they disclosed that the design of the backpack can leak from described location

Model
DXSP190681
UPC
?
Serial number
?
Bought from
Home depot
Bought
Aug 6, 2023
Where
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 4, Unspecified
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
Brand Dewalt, made or sold by The Fountainhead Group, Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

CPSC report 20230902-01999-2147345428. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
Emergency room
Made Jun 15, 2023, sent to the company Jun 20, 2023, published by CPSC Jul 5, 2023

The product, in the report: DeWalt Pressure Washer, Model DXPW3324I

In July 2022, I purchased a new DeWalt pressure washer at The Home Depot. I’m quite familiar with using pressure washers as I have used several in the past 35 years. This new pressure washer was working fine as I cleaned the siding on my house. I noticed the engine starting to sputter so I shut the machine off to refill the gas tank. Once refilled, I grabbed the starting cord handle and gave it a pull. Because the starting cord is angled slightly toward the front of the machine, my pulling of it caused the entire machine to lunge forward. What I assume is the hot metal muffler in the front of the machine momentarily came into contact with my left leg and I immediately felt the my leg burning and it turned red. The next day, I had a rectangle-shaped burn mark on my leg with blister bubbles and oozing burns. With the burn being painful, oozing, and blistered, I decided to visit my local Emergency Room. The ER doctor and nurse prescibed medication to apply to the wound and indicated that I had a partial-thickness burn. As it was rather grotesque and somewhat painful, I covered the wound when wearing shorts for the remainder of the summer. Nearly a year later, the scar on my leg is still present and I’m assuming will be there for life. I consider the design of this pressure washer, with the starting cord angled towards the front of the machine, along with its light weight, to be a design flaw. It would have been just as easy for the manufacturer to NOT have the starter cord angled toward the front of the machine. Rather, it should be angled directly to the side of the machine so that the pulling motion does not cause it to easily pull forward on its large rear wheels. I contacted the DeWalt company and their representative insisted that I am the only person to ever injure myself in this manner with one of their pressure washers. They did, however, put me in contact with their lawyer to settle the matter. Although giving assurances that they “want to make this right” and that they would cover my ER bill, cost of bandages, replace the machine with a different model, and account for my injury, the lawyer has stopped all contact with me for the past 4 months. He has not replied to numerous emails requesting resolution.

Model
Model DXPW3324I
Serial number
05214071676
Bought from
The Home Depot, Alpena, MI
Bought
Jul 8, 2022
Where
Alpena, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 56, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
Self
As this report names them
Brand DeWalt, made or sold by FNA Group Inc
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

The company’s comments, in its own words

(7/6/2023) FNA Group Inc: FNA has not had the opportunity to examine the DeWalt model DXPW33241 pressure washer unit at issue (the “Unit”) utilized by [REDACTED] (the “Claimant”), who claims that he sustained a burn injury to his leg when he pulled the starter cord on the Unit while standing directly in front of the Unit, causing the Unit to tip forward and contact his leg with a hot muffler. The Claimant’s injury was likely caused by his own improper actions, which were contrary to (1) directions and warnings contained in the DeWalt DXPW 33241 operator’s manual that came in the box with the Unit (2) directions and warnings contained in the Honda GCV200 engine operator’s manual which came in the box with the Unit, and (3) clear warning and instructional labels on the Unit itself. A copy of the DeWalt DXPW33241 operator’s manual (highlighted) is attached as Exhibit 1. A copy of the Honda GCV200 engine operator’s manual (highlighted) is attached as Exhibit 2. Photos of warning and instructional labels from the DXPW33241 Unit are attached as Exhibit 3 and Exhibit 4.
The operator’s manual of the DeWalt DXPW33241 (at pages 5 and 12) clearly states that before attempting to start the pressure washer, the user must first release the pressure that has built up in the pump by squeezing the trigger on the spray gun until the pressure dissipates. This pre-start requirement is common across most, if not all, gas powered pressure washers. The Claimant likely failed to do so, thereby causing extra tension on the starter cord when he attempted to start the engine after refueling. The extra tension on the starter cord could have caused the Unit to tip forward. Had the Claimant followed the clear directions in the manual, the Unit would not have tipped forward.
Nonetheless, even with the Unit tipping forward due to the Claimant’s improper usage, the Claimant still would not have been injured if he had not improperly stood directly in front of the Unit when attempting to start the Unit. The starter cord is positioned on the side of the Unit, specifically so the user can pull the cord while standing in a natural position on the starter cord side of the Unit. No hot surfaces are positioned on this side of the Unit that houses the starter cord. Rather, the engine muffler and exhaust are positioned on the opposite side of the Unit from the starter cord and are clearly marked with “HOT” warnings, including a depiction of a hand approaching a hot surface. See the photos in Exhibit 3. The DeWalt DXPW33241 operator’s manual (at page 9) warns about “HOT” surfaces, depicting a hand near a hot surface, and (at page 11) the operator’s manual directs users to read both the DeWalt DXPW33241 operator’s manual and the Honda GCV200 engine operator’s manual before starting the pressure washer. The Honda GCV200 engine operator’s manual (at page 7) also warns about hot surfaces. As shown in the photos of the Unit attached as Exhibit 4, the starter cord on the Unit comes out at an angle towards the side of the Unit (not directly towards the front of the Unit) and the instructional label number 9 directs the user to pull the cord straight, which would direct the cord on an angle to the side of the Unit. Additionally, the Honda GCV200 engine operator’s manual (at Figure 4 at Page 3) directs the user to stand to the side of or behind the engine, not in front of the engine, as the Claimant improperly did. If the Claimant had been standing to the side of the Unit, pulling the cord straight, he would not have been injured even if the Unit tipped forward.
If the Unit had been operated pursuant to the instructions in the operating manuals, with the Claimant releasing the pressure in the spray gun before attempting to start the Unit and the Claimant then pulling the starter cord while standing to the side of the Unit, then this unfortunate incident would not have occurred. Prior to the Claimant opening this case with the CPSC, he demanded a payment from FNA which FNA deemed to be excessive.
FNA builds all its products, including its pressure washers, to the highest industry standards for quality and safety, including UL standard 60335-2-79. FNA has not received another CPSC injury complaint for a DeWalt pressure washer with the circumstances reported by the Claimant despite FNA having placed approximately 1,390,000 DeWalt branded gas-powered pressure washers in the market since 2011. FNA stands behind the quality of all its products and places a premium on the safety of its customers.

CPSC report 20230615-0AFAA-2147346984. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
No one hurt
Made Sep 17, 2013, sent to the company Nov 5, 2013, published by CPSC Nov 20, 2013

The product, in the report: Pressure Washer

Caller stated that he purchased a pressure washer. The unit clearly states on the box “3200PSI”. The instruction manual states many times that you should not aim the unit at any skin because the pressure will cause damage.
He began to put the unit together after reading all the precautions in the manual and saw that the hose to use with this 3200 PSI unit is rated at 3000PSI. He knew this was an accident waiting to happen - this 3200 PSI would surely cause the hose to rupture and then cause injury to the operator. (9/16/13) He called the 800 number for the firm, but was informed that they were unable to assist him.
He ordered a heavy duty hose capable of handling 4500PSI. He feels the manufacturer should be held accountable for this inexcusable cost cutting move.
Consumer told the representative at 1-877-362-4271 that the hose was not rated at the PSI the pump is rated. He told the consumer that he gets at least 5 calls a day about this. He said Dewalt is not responsible for what resellers do with the unit once it leaves Dewalt. The consumer told him that the unit comes from Dewalt with this 3000PSI hose. No response from him. The consumer asked for a hose rated for 3200PSI. Can’t help you was his response.

Model
DXPW3228
Serial number
645552
Bought from
Home Depot, Colorado
Bought
Sep 7, 2013, about then
Where
Franktown, Colorado: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Unspecified
The reporter’s relation to them
Unspecified
As this report names them
Brand Dewalt, made or sold by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

CPSC report 20130917-BFFD9-1355489. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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Dewalt sprayers

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