Makita 18V Cordless Grease Gun and certain Makita flexible hoses recalled due to laceration hazard
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Summary
Immediately stop using the recalled products and contact Makita Canada or one of their Factory Service Centres for instructions on how to return their product for repair.
Affected products
This recall involves Makita brand 18V Cordless Grease Gun with model number DGP180Z, UPC 088381886819, and includes all tools imported to Canada. This tool may also be a component of the following kits: DGP180SYX1, UPC 088381752466 and DGP180YEX1, UPC 088381752473.
The 18V Cordless Grease Gun has a teal/black plastic housing with a machined, aluminum front housing and an aluminum cylinder directly under the teal/black housing and is described as an 18V LXT Grease Gun. The overall product length is 41.1 cm. and weighs 3.5 kg.
Makita Canada is also recalling items 191A80-4 600 mm flexible hose, UPC 08838155851 8; 191W59-7 600 mm flexible hose, UPC 088381585347 and 191W58-9 1200 mm flexible hose, UPC 088381585330.
The flexible hoses have a black rubber body with a silver threaded coupling on one end and a silver adapter on the other. The length of items 191A80-4 & 191W59-7 is 600 millimetres in length and item 191W68-9 is 1200 millimetres in length.
Product |
Model |
UPC |
|---|---|---|
18V Cordless Grease Gun |
DGP180Z |
088381886819 |
18V Cordless Grease Gun |
DGP180SYX1 |
088381752466 |
18V Cordless Grease Gun |
DGP180YEX1 |
088381752473 |
Flexible Hose 600mm |
191A80-4 |
088381558518 |
Flexible Hose 600mm |
191W59-7 |
088381585347 |
Flexible Hose 1200mm |
191W58-9 |
088381585330 |
Issue
When the grease gun is pumping grease and the hose is bent near the adapter; a hole can be created in the hose and it may burst near the adaptor end of the hose. This may pose a laceration hazard to the operator.
As of March 28, 2025, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada. The company has received 5 reports of lacerations with some injuries outside of Canada.
What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled products and contact Makita Canada or one of their Factory Service Centres for instructions on how to return their product for repair.
For more information, consumers can contact Makita Canada by telephone at 1-800-663-0909, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST/PDT or 1-800-263-3737 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST/EDT, by email at productrecall@makita.ca or visit the company website.
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.
Health Canada would like to remind consumers to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.
Additional information
Background
Number Sold
The company reported that 12,800 units of the affected products were sold in Canada.
Time Period Sold
The affected products were sold from June 2021 to February 2025.
Place of Origin
Manufactured in China.
Details
Importer
Makita Canada Inc.
Whitby, ON
Canada
Manufacturer
Makita Corp.
Japan
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