CPSC, Frieder Inc. Announce Recall of Power Strips

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2000-02-29). Hazards: fire, electric shock. Models: 10741. About 35,000 units in the US.

Agency	U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Recall number	`00072b`
Published	2000-02-29
Last updated	2000-02-29
Product category	Extension Cords/Power Strips/Surge Protectors
Products	Champion Brand Tools 6-outlet power strips
Firm named in the title	Frieder Inc.
Firms	Frieder Inc., of Bedford Heights, Ohio (importer)
Manufactured in	China
Units (US)	35,000
Model numbers	`10741`
Hazard classes	fire, electric shock
Remedy classes	refund, stop use
Trade facets	electrical
Sold	Discount outlets nationwide sold the power strips, from January 1997 through July 1998, for about $3.

Description

The Champion Brand Tools 6-outlet power strip is a 125-volt power strip made in China, and bears no UL listing. The back of the strip has a date code indicating it was manufactured on 4/97. Writing on the cord includes "Chang RVV 300/500V." "Champion Quality Tools" and model number "10741" are written on the packaging.

Hazard

The wiring in these power strips is undersized and poses shock, electrocution and fire hazards.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately stop using these power strips and return them to the store where purchased for a refund or send them to Frieder for a refund plus postage.

Incidents and injuries

None reported.

Machine access

This record, with every extracted field, the source record (contact text and images withheld) and provenance: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/product-recalls/cpsc-00072b. Look up a model number or UPC with /v1/product-recalls/lookup?code=…. About the dataset · free and paid keys.

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice (US Government work). Not affiliated with or endorsed by CPSC. Structured by Data Foundry (product-recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-28. Always confirm with the agency notice.