Rapala Recalls StrikeMaster Ice Augers Due To Injury Hazard

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #15091) was formally reported on March 6, 2015. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Normark Corporation dba Rapala USA of Minnetonka, Minn. is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 3,000 in the United States and 60 in Canada units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: The trigger switch on the auger could fail and the unit not turn off, posing an injury hazard. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Return to the place where purchased for a full refund, or return to Rapala for a full refund or $700 credit toward a new product on www.rapala.com. — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 11 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.