Ideal Industries Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, Ideal Industries Inc. Announce Recall of Voltage Testers
These testers can short out at high voltages. Consumers can suffer burns.
- Units
- About 122,000
- Reports
- 11
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $30–$65
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
These are Ideal voltage and voltage/continuity testers with model numbers 61-065, 61-066, 61-067, 61-076, 61-079, and 61-080. "IDEAL" and the model number are located on the front of the tester. The tester body is yellow. The wire leads have one black and one red test probe. Recalled units were manufactured between November 1999 and May 2002. Contact Ideal to determine if your electrical tester is included in this recall.
The file
- Sold at
- Electrical distributors, industrial distributors and home centers nationwide, between December 1999 and July 2003, for between $30 and $65.
- Product type
- Electrical Testers
- Made in
- Canada, United States
- Recalled by
- Ideal Industries Inc., of Sycamore, Ill.
Incident log
Ideal has received 11 reports of these testers shorting out at higher voltages, resulting in the faceplate blowing off the units. Two users were burned when their units reportedly shorted out. One reportedly sustained third-degree burns on his hands, forearms, neck and face, while the other suffered second- and third-degree burns to his hands.
What the notice says to do
Contact Ideal to receive a free replacement tester.
Ideal toll-free at (877) 557-8598 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday. Consumers also can access Ideal's website at www.idealindustries.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated JUL 31 2003; last revised JUN 17 2025.
