Harbor Freight Recalls Pittburgh 3 and 6-Ton Jackstands

[pedro2u]

FYI

Just reading about this on E46fanatics so l looked it up https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/buying-maintenance/a32600586/harbor-freight-jack-stands-recalled-for-risk-of-collapsing/

I went straight to my garage. I have 2 - 61197 (recall) and 2 - 62393 (not recalled)

Interesting that I bought all 4 - 6 ton jacks all at the same time and never noticed that they weren't all the same part number

I went to the HF website and looked up the 61197 and they list 4 part numbers for the this jack:

PITTSBURGH AUTOMOTIVE 6 ton Steel Jack Stands - Item 61197 / 38847 / 62393 / 69596. makes me wonder why they all aren't in the recall

[johnrando]

Good info, will have to check.

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[WOLFN8TR]

I was just going to post this info. Thanks...[emoji106]

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[pedro2u]

I dug deeper, since my 2 62393 jacks look identical to the recalled model number......

they use multiple manufacturers, and the attached link to the NHTSA article says Covid has delayed the tests on those models..... https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/202...0E016-6561.PDF

I bet all models could be bad

Harbor Freight Tools sells 6 ton jack stands made by other manufacturers, and
we are in the process of evaluating those other jack stands. However, their
evaluation has been delayed by the work restrictions caused by COVID-19

[ELCID86]

Thanks. I guess mine are OK.

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Though I haven’t used them since I got the QuickJack!

[BADCLOWN]

So can we take these back to HF without a receipt for an exchange or refund? I have two of these (69597)

Edit: I see that you can return them for a gift card of equal value. Thanks for posting this

[pedro2u]

So can we take these back to HF without a receipt for an exchange or refund? I have two of these (69597)



Your part number, although listed as one of their jacks, was not part of the recall. The R&T article says:

These jack stands were sold under the Pittsburg brand name, and can be identified by item numbers 56371 or 61196 on 3-ton models, and 61197 on 6-ton models.

[BADCLOWN]

was referring to pedro2u's post. they should be recalled as well, at least I would think/hope.

[pedro2u]

Got it. That was based on the NHTSA saying that testing of the other similar models (like yours) has been delayed by Covid

[Yankeefan]

Thanks for posting this. I had 4 of 61196 that I returned to the store yesterday (no receipt or anything) and they gave me 4 of 56373 as an even exchange. Hopefully these won't end up getting recalled too haha.

[holyc0w]

Stay safe and have a backup system in place

[DaveInMD]

[emoji1751]what exactly was I thinking getting jack stands from Harbor Freight??? Glad to still be here to talk about it.

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[fredo]

Replacement Harbor Freight jack stand reportedly fails on first use.

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/replacement-harbor-freight-jack-stand-180000215.html

[pedro2u]

Replacement Harbor Freight jack stand reportedly fails on first use.

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/replacement-harbor-freight-jack-stand-180000215.html

Thanks Fredo for sharing.... slight flaw in the article though: "A stand rated for three tons should support 3,000 pounds" Huh??? Clearly the author is no math major.....

[fredo]

I see your point. 1 ton = 2,000 pounds.

[pedro2u]

right... those 1,000 lb tons are for lightweights

[Yankeefan]

For anyone that didn’t see, they added PN 56373 to the recall, which was the replacement part that they gave me originally [emoji849] who can recommend good jack stands by someone besides Harbor Freight?


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[racer2086]

I definitely have a pair of these. I stopped using them because they seemed too easy to trip the arm if someone was walking by. I would urge everyone to purchase jack stands that have a "safety pin" double back-up design. That way, if the main tab fails or the arm gets tripped, the metal pin is still there to bear the weight of the jack stand. I first purchase this style from Home Depot made by Husky. Since, I have bought some off Amazon. However, buyer beware to inspect those well, as I had to send a pair back as defective with some pretty shoddy welds and defects in the flat metal that looked like a potential crack. My others I got are very nice, though, with the slide pin double locking mechanism.