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Cordless grease gun – Makita

Serious risk Damage to sight, Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 14 May 2025In the weekly report of 16 May 2025 (week 20, 2025)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Cordless grease gun
Brand
Makita (4 alerts)
Type / model
  • DGP180RT
  • DGP180Z
(official alert record)
Type / model as notified
DGP180RT, DGP180Z
Description
Cordless grease gun with flexible hose. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon (ASINs: B0D7RDLP9N and B091JVKSL2).
Risk
Repeated bending of the hose nozzle to inject grease into tight spaces can cause a hole to appear near the tip of the hose. Grease can squirt out through this hole at high pressure leading to a risk of injuries and damage to sight. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · ordered on the manufacturer · from 15 Mar 2025
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer · from 15 Mar 2025
Recall page
https://www.makita.at/
Online marketplace
Amazon
Notifying country
Austria
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert SR/01784/25
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert SR/01784/25
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2025-20 (XML)
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