- Vehicles
- 118,000
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 3 August 2020
- Repaired
- 15%
- Unrepaired
- 100,318
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Pittsburgh Automotive 3 TON Steel Jack Stands
Repair progress
100,318 of 118,000 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2022.
15% repaired — 17,642 of 118,000 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 40
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Harbor Freight Tools (Harbor Freight) is recalling pairs of Pittsburg Automotive 3 Ton Heavy Duty Steel Jack Stands, SKU number 56373. Under load, the jack stand base seam weld may fail, allowing the stand to drop suddenly.
What could happen
Under load, the stand may drop suddenly, increasing the risk of injury to people near or under a lifted vehicle.
What gets fixed
Harbor Freight will notify owners, and stores will provide, in exchange for return of the jack stands, a gift card equal to the shelf price of the jack stands plus 20%, free of charge. Owners are asked to immediately discontinue use of the jack stands for safety concerns. Harbor Freight emailed all known customers on July 7, 2020. The recall began August 3, 2020.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA7 July 2020
- Owners notified3 August 2020
- Latest repair reportQ2 2022 — 15% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 7 July 2020.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Harbor Freight customer service at 1-800-444-3353 or Recalls@HarborFreight.com.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.