Austdac Pullkey - Aluminium Crimp Safety Notices

As previously notified Austdac is voluntarily notifying customers that, due to an error by our production partner, certain Austdac branded Pullkey products manufactured between January 2020 and March 2023 may contain an aluminium crimp that is not in accordance with the published product specifications. While Austdac is not aware of any product failures or injuries, we note that per the product specifications, Pullkeys should be fitted with a plated copper or stainless-steel crimp.

Photo below snows the location of the relevant crimp. In the event that an aluminium crimp was used on the Pullkey, the crimp will De in the form of a figure 8, as is shown in Photo 2. The plated copper or stain less-steel crimp will appear as a hexagonally shaped crimp, as shown in Photo 3.

PHOTO 2 : ALUMINIUM CRIMP SHOWN. NOTE THE FIGURE OF 8 SHAPE.

PHOTO 3 : STAINLESS STEEL CRIMP SHOWN. NOTE THE HEXAGON SHAPE.

SOLUTION :
A snap on protective cover has been designed and is shown in photos 4, 5, 6 and 7.
It should be placed around the crimp ana clicked closed.

PHOTO 4 : PROTECTIVE COVER SHOWN OPEN.

PHOTO 5 : PROTECTIVE COVER TOP CLOSED.

PHOTO 6 : PROTECTIVE COVER SIDE CLICKED CLOSED.

PHOTO 7 : PROTECTIVE COVER BOTTOM.

A cable tie may be used for additional security as shown in photos 8 and 9.

PHOTO 8 : PROTECTIVE COVER BOTTOM WITH CABLE TIE.

PHOTO 9 : PROTECTIVE COVER SIDE WITH CABLE TIE.

The covers (COVRO42) are available upon request.

For further information or to request free covers please contact Austdac Customer Service.

Download Safety Notice Alerts:

• Download Austdac Pullkey Safety Notice 2024-03-25 alert.
• Download Austdac Pullkey Safety Notice 2023-12-11 alert.
• Download Austdac Pullkey Safety Notice 2023-06-14 alert.