Automotive pneumatic roller seats are being recalled by Harbor Freight Tools due to fall hazard
February 13, 2022
Harbor Freight Tools is recalling about 478,800 Pittsburgh Automotive pneumatic roller seats.
The connection from the seat to the seat post can break, posing a fall hazard.
Harbor Freight Tools has received 96 reports of the seat weld breaking, including 10 reports of minor injuries, including bruises from users falling from the seat.
This recall involves the Pittsburgh Automotive-branded pneumatic roller seats. The swivel seats are red with a 15- to 20-inch pneumatic lift range and have a black storage tray located above the wheels.
Product Registration Number CA-44417 can be found on a white label located on the bottom of the seat’s storage tray.
The item number is printed on a label on the front of the storage tray, and the UPC is printed on a label on the underside.
Only roller seats with the following item and UPC numbers are included in the recall:
Item Number |
UPC |
61896 |
792363618960 |
46319 |
193175340764 |
63456 |
792363634564 |
The stools were sold at Harbor Freight Tools stores nationwide and online at www.harborfreight.com from July 2014 through September 2021. The cost was about $30.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled seats and return them to the nearest Harbor Freight Tools store for a replacement or refund, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advise.
If consumers are unable to return the seat to a Harbor Freight Tool location, contact the company using the phone number or email address below to ask for a prepaid return shipping label for a replacement or refund. Harbor Freight Tools is contacting all known purchasers directly.
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 [email protected], or visit www.harborfreight.com/rollerseatrecall or www.harborfreight.com and click on “Recall Safety Information” at the bottom of the homepage.
For details on other recalls, see www.recalls.gov.
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