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Makita Cordless Grease Guns and Flexible Hoses

Official notice

24 Mar 2025

Last checked

24 Mar 2025

Risk not stated by sourceProduct Safety NZ

An official Product Safety NZ notice concerns Makita Cordless Grease Guns and Flexible Hoses. Repeatedly bending the tip of the hose to inject grease into narrow spaces can cause a hole to form near the tip of the hose, potentially leading to grease spraying out. It can cause a potential hazard to fingers and hands if users work without protective equipment. Published 2025-03-24.

What to do now

Stop using the product and contact Makita to arrange repair or replacement of the hose.

Official notice

2025-03-24

The hazard

Repeatedly bending the tip of the hose to inject grease into narrow spaces can cause a hole to form near the tip of the hose, potentially leading to grease spraying out. It can cause a potential hazard to fingers and hands if users work without protective equipment.

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Affected products

Product 1

Sold at various retailers in New Zealand from 25 March 2021 to 25 February 2025 Model numbers are located on the battery slot for Grease Guns, and on the packaging of flexible hoses Grease Gun models: DGP180ZK, DGP180RT, DGP180ZBK, and DGP180RTB Flexible Hose models: 191A80-4, 191W59-7, 191A79-9, and 191W58-9

Risk / hazard

Repeatedly bending the tip of the hose to inject grease into narrow spaces can cause a hole to form near the tip of the hose, potentially leading to grease spraying out. It can cause a potential hazard to fingers and hands if users work without protective equipment.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

NZ · New Zealand

Affected area 1

NZ · New Zealand

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

0800 846 006

Brand: Makita Cordless Grease Guns And Flexible Hoses. Contact: Makita. Phone 0800 846 006.

Source & status

Tier

official

Category

ELECTRONICS

Classification

Product recall

App estimate

unspecified

Recall details

Classification

Product recall

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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