Harbor Freight Tools is recalling about 500,000 rechargeable flashlights.
The flashlight can overheat while charging, posing a burn hazard to consumers. Harbor Freight Tools has received two reports of the flashlight overheating. No injuries have been reported.
This recall involves the Harbor Freight 80 lumen 12v rechargeable flashlights. The small black flashlight has a white button located on the side to turn the flashlight on and off. The base of the flashlight is a charger that fits into any standard vehicle 12V power port to charge.
The recalled flashlight’s SKU number is 64109 and can be found on the sticker label that also has the product barcode. The flashlight is about 5 inches long.
The flashlights were sold at Harbor Freight Tools stores nationwide from August 2018 through January 2019 for between $2 and $4.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled flashlights, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advised. They can return them to any Harbor Freight Tools location for a $5 Harbor Freight Tools gift card.
For more information, call Harbor Freight Tools at 800-444-3353 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, email recall@harborfreight.com, or visit www.harborfreight.com and click on Recall Safety Information on the bottom of the homepage.
