Dremel® MICRO™ Model 8050 Rotary Tool
CPSC Recall #15-227 — August 26, 2015
Product
Dremel® MICRO™ Model 8050 Rotary Tool
Description
Circuit board can overheat or tools lose speed control, posing burn or personal injury hazaard.
Hazard
The tool's circuit board can overheat and melt the tool's enclosure. If the tool is being held while overheating, it could present a risk of burn. Additionally, some tools may lose their speed control changing to high speed in use, turn on by themselves, or may not turn off, posing a personal injury hazard.
Incidents / Injuries
Bosch Tool has received six reports from consumers of tools overheating. There are no reports of injuries.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately contact Robert Bosch Tool for information on a free repair.
Units Affected
About 93,000 (an additional 2750 sold in Canada)
Sold At
Ace Hardware, Home Depot, Lowe's, Menards and other home improvement, hardware and major retailers nationwide and online including www.acehardware.com, www.amazon.com, www.homedepot.com, www.lowes.com and www.menards.com from July 2014 through May 2015 for about $90.
Importer
Robert Bosch Tool Corp., of Mount Prospect, Ill.
Manufactured In
Mexico