Harbor Freight Recalls 3 and 6 Ton Pittsburgh Brand Jack Stands

(Beaver County, Pa.) Harbor Freight a National Tool Supply Chain with a store in Beaver County at the Beaver Valley Mall is recalling a Jack stand that was used to replace a previously recalled Jack stands. The Pittsburgh 3-ton steel jack stands (SKU 56373) that replaced the recalled Pittsburgh 3 ton and 6 ton steel jack stands (SKUs 56371, 61196 and 61197) due to a manufacturer’s defect is being added to the list for a manufacturing weld defect in a small number of the Units.

If you own these jack stands or any of the jack stands in our original recall, whether or not you have had an issue with them, please stop using them immediately and bring them back to your local Harbor Freight Store for a full cash refund or store credit

Eric Smidt Owner and Founder  said in a statement that “We have investigated all of our other Pittsburgh 3 ton steel jack stands (SKUs 56371, 56372 and 57308) as well as the Pittsburgh 6 ton steel jack stands (SKUs 56368, 56369 and 56370) and Pittsburgh 12 ton steel jack stands (SKUs 56374 and 56375) and did not find the defect. Although none of these other jack stands are being recalled, if you own any of them and have any concern whatsoever, please bring them back and we’ll give you a full cash refund or store credit for those as well.”

“I want to apologize to all of our customers. While we’ve dramatically grown our team of engineers and inspectors, and intensified our tests and inspections, I assure you that the lessons learned from this will drive further improvement.”

“As the owner and founder of Harbor Freight, I want you to know that we stand behind every product we sell, and that safety will always be our number one priority”