23E016 Motorcycle Lift Failure – Central Hydraulics High Position Motorcycle Lifts

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March 3, 2023 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 23E016000

Motorcycle Lift Failure

A lift that falls or drops a motorcycle increases the risk of injury.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 23E016

Manufacturer Harbor Freight ToolseBay

Components EQUIPMENT

Potential Number of Units Affected 41,715

 

Summary

Harbor Freight ToolseBay (Harbor Freight) is recalling certain Central Hydraulics High Position Motorcycle Lifts with part number 99887. The lift welds or tubing may break, which can allow the lift to fall or drop the motorcycle.

 

Remedy

Harbor Freight will provide a refund in the form of a Harbor Freight gift card. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 28, 2023. Owners may contact Harbor Freight customer service at 1-800-444-3353.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

 


Proposed Social Media Posts (for use on Facebook and Twitter)

#RECALL: High Position Motorcycle Lift

SKU 99887 โ€“ For certain units of the Central Hydraulics High Position Motorcycle Lift (Item # 99887), the welds may be susceptible to fatigue cracking. Further, the tubing quality for certain units may be insufficient to repeatedly lift the rated load. The inconsistent weld quality and/or inconsistent tubing may cause the product to fall and/or drop the load, posing a risk of injury and/or property damage. IF YOU HAVE THE HIGH POSITION MOTORCYCLE LIFT, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY STOP USING IT. Do not return the entire product and follow recall instructions for receipt of a gift card.

 


SAFETY RECALL

Central Hydraulics High Position Motorcycle Lift Item # 99887

For certain units of the High Position Motorcycle Lift (Item # 99887), the welds may be susceptible to fatigue cracking.  Further, the tubing quality for certain units may be insufficient to repeatedly lift the rated load.  The inconsistent weld quality and/or inconsistent tubing may cause the product to fall and/or drop the load, posing a risk of injury and/or property damage.

 

IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE HIGH POSITION MOTORCYCLE LIFT. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE PRODUCT.  Affected units were sold between October 6, 2008, and February 23, 2023.  The High Position Motorcycle Lift subject to this recall can be identified by checking the item number (99887) found on the item or the packaging.

 

DO NOT RETURN THE ENTIRE PRODUCT TO THE STORE. To receive a refund in the

form of an HFT gift card, carefully remove the Hydraulic RameBay (pictured below) from the Motorcycle Lift according to the instructions below and return that part to the store.

 

Instructions to Remove the Hydraulic RameBay

WARNING! To prevent serious injury: Release any load from the Motorcycle Lift before removing the Hydraulic RameBay. Wear ANSI-approved safety goggles, heavy-duty work gloves, and safety shoes while removing the Hydraulic RameBay.

Required tools from previous product assembly:

  • Adjustable or 13mm wrench (x2); and

 

 

1) Lower the Lift and remove any load.

 

2) Close the Release Valve and remove the bolts on the Hydraulic RameBay Bracket using adjustable or 13mm wrenches. Remove the Clip Ring using snap ring pliers, then support the Hydraulic RameBay while removing the Shaft.

 

3) Return the Hydraulic RameBay to your local Harbor Freight store for an HFT gift card.

 

4) Recycle the rest of the unit or dispose of it properly

 

Harbor Freight ToolseBay will contact affected purchasers directly and provide instructions to remove the hydraulic rameBay.  Those instructions will also be available at www.harborfreight.com/recalls.

 

If you have questions or for additional information, call Harbor Freight ToolseBay at (800) 444-3353 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. PT or email Recall@harborfreight.com.  Directions to your nearest Harbor Freight ToolseBay store can be found on our website at www.harborfreight.com.

In cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Post until April 31, 2025

 


Chronology :

As a result of a customer claim alleging that the lift arm on the Central Hydraulics High Position Motorcycle Lift (SKU 99887) dropped from its highest position while holding a motorcycle, allegedly causing damage to the motorcycle (but caused no injuries), HFT engineers conducted an internal investigation including by requesting that the customer return the product to be returned for analysis. HFT engineers reviewed reports alleging similar malfunctions of the same product, with one claim alleging bodily injury (extent unknown). For its investigation, HFT performed visual, integrity, and performance tests on new product from its inventory. HFTโ€™s investigation showed that certain of the tested products dropped the load during load testing due to weld fatigue cracking or the deformation of the productโ€™s tubes.

On February 23, 2023, HFT implemented a stop sale to prevent any further sales of the product and HFT cancelled the shipment of future orders from the manufacturer. On February 24, 2023, HFT confirmed the cancellation of future orders.

HFT received a total of 7 claims alleging that the product dropped a motorcycle while in the elevated position. In certain of those instances, a weld was alleged to have broken. Of the 7 claims, 1 claim alleged bodily injury, although the extent of the injury is unknown. HFT did not receive any claims alleging death due to the recall condition. HFT received notice of those 7 claims between February 1, 2015, and June 10, 2022.

 


1 Affected Product

Equipment

BRANDPART NO.PRODUCTION DATES
CENTRAL HYDRAULICSMOTORCYCLE LIFT

 


5 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-23E016-5944.pdf 773.994KB

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Recall 573 Report – 3/10/2023

RCLRPT-23E016-1051.PDF 214.89KB

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-23E016-8257.PDF 214.807KB

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Miscellaneous Document – NHTSA Recall 23E016 99887 High Position Motorcycle Lift Social Media Post

RMISC-23E016-2737.pdf 121.93KB

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Miscellaneous Document – NHTSA Recall 23E016 99887 High Position Motorcycle Lift Recall Poster

RMISC-23E016-3327.pdf 404.675KB

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