![]() ![]() In a lot of cases they seemed to be above-average vs. It wasn't a big sample, but the HF stands I've looked at were all very cleanly made and all functioned as safely as the user was able to use them (a lot of people are dangerously casual with putting their vehicle on stands IMHO). Esco and a few others make a really high-quality stand, but for the most part consumer stands are kinda what they are. I've looked at a LOT of jackstands since this all came out. I've heard people snicker about the fact they took a set of stands in they knew weren't from HF but were so battered and oversprayed that you couldn't tell for sure. ![]() They didn't require any any receipts for any of that. Then they broadened the action even farther, due purely to concerns and not any actual issues with the products. HF didn't screw around, they simply took fast and broad action. I guess my point is this: It was a seriously bad flaw. They took them back without a blink, which was long after the recall was announced.Īnd what statements or actions have happened from the other guys using the exact same factory during that time? ( crickets) but since I had the ProLift set and then decided to give myself the present of a QuickJack for my 50th b-day, I returned the HF stands for credit toward the Full Bank cart I got (and love). I kept the stands for a long while after - it was handy to have them when I dropped the subframe on my Mini, etc. Comparing the center columns showed me that my HF stands were clearly not part of the bad production run. What's funny was the welds on the HF stands were cleaner than the ProLift stands. When I got them and unboxed them, they were literally identical other than the pin. I immediately bought a well-reviewed set of ProLift stands that had the safety pin (same as you see on the new Daytona stands). What did other companies who used the exact same factory for their jack stands do? ( crickets) And when they saw how worried people were, they opened the recall to any of their jack stands - including old ones that never had any problems. HF doesn't put production codes on their products that would have allowed them to recall just stands within a certain range, so they took back anything with the part number, which had been used for years. I'm not saying bad copies didn't exist, I'm saying it was an escape from the factory that lasted a short amount of time. The company is offering Harbor Freight Tools gift cards equal to the retail price of the recalled jack stands.Correct - that's what I mean by 'center column' The company said that following the lifting of “shelter at home orders,” customers should bring their recalled jack stands to their local Harbor Freight store. Harbor Freight noted that the recall only concerns item #s: This condition could cause serious injury for people near or under a lifted vehicle, and/or damage to property.” “For certain units of the Pittsburgh Automotive 3-Ton and 6-Ton Heavy Duty Steel Jack Stands there is a potential, while under load and with a shift in weight, for the pawl to disengage from the extension lifting post, allowing the stand to drop suddenly. ![]() Harbor Freight issued its own safety recall warning in cooperation with the NHTSA. Harbor Freight Pittsburgh Automotive Recall The original manufacturer of the jack stands, Jiaxing Golden Roc Tools Company, determined that the products were defective because of aged production tooling.Ĭonsumers have reported injuries while using the Harbor Freight jack stands. Why Were Harbor Freight Jack Stands Recalled?Īccording to an NHTSA press release, the jack stands have the potential to collapse under load, which can increase the risk of injury for people who are near or under a lifted vehicle.
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