Milwaukee has discontinued its M12 FORCE LOGIC press tool, not the M12 line: its own product pages list the 2473-20 and 2473-22 as no longer available and replaced by the ONE-KEY models 2573-20 and 2573-22, and Milwaukee gives the 2573’s battery system as M12. The three CTS-V jaw part numbers are the same in both kits, so jaws you already own carry over. Keep pressing with the tool you have.
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That is the short version, and for most people who own an M12 press tool it is the reassuring one. I carry an M12 press tool on my own jobs too. Two things did change, though, and one of them changes what a press tool is. Every Milwaukee figure below was read on Milwaukee’s own pages in September 2026; the sources are listed at the bottom.
Milwaukee 2473-20 and 2473-22
The 2473-20 is the tool with two batteries, a charger and a case but no jaws, and the 2473-22 is the kit with jaws.
Milwaukee’s page for each one now carries the same line: “This product is no longer available, however it has been replaced with,” followed by a link. The 2473-20 points at the M12 FORCE LOGIC Press Tool Kit w/ ONE-KEY (2573-20). The 2473-22 points at the kit version with 1/2 in. to 1 in. CTS-V jaws (2573-22).
The same 2473-20 page states the tool “Performs 32,000 crimps between service inspections” and carries a “5-year tool warranty; 2-year battery/charger/jaw warranty.”
Discontinued means Milwaukee has stopped building it. It does not mean the tool in your van stopped working, and it is not a safety notice.
Milwaukee 2573-20 and 2573-22
The replacement is the same size class with a radio in it. Milwaukee describes it as the smallest press tool on the market with remote tracking, management and lockout, built around a one-handed, in-line design.
Milwaukee’s listed uses put the capacity at 1/2 in. to 1-1/4 in. for copper, 3/8 in. to 1-1/2 in. for PEX, 1/2 in. to 1 in. for black pipe, 1/2 in. to 1 in. for stainless steel, and 1/4 in. to 1-3/8 in. for ACR copper. The 2473-20 page names copper, PEX, black iron and stainless steel, and a 1-1/4 in. press jaw sold separately.
One number moved. The 2573 page states it “Performs 37,000 Press Cycles Between Service Inspections” — five thousand more than the tool it replaces. And the warranty is listed as “5-year Tool, 2-year Battery, 2 Year Jaw Warranty,” which matches the 2-year jaw term the 2473-20 page already printed.
| 2473 (retired) | 2573 (replacement) | |
|---|---|---|
| Service interval | 32,000 crimps | 37,000 press cycles |
| Warranty | 5-yr tool, 2-yr battery/charger/jaw | 5-yr tool, 2-yr battery, 2-yr jaw |
| Tool tracking | None | ONE-KEY |
| CTS-V jaws in kit | 49-16-2450 / -2451 / -2452 | 49-16-2450 / -2451 / -2452 |
There is one wrinkle, and it is about timing. Pro Tool Reviews covered the Milwaukee Pipeline 2026 announcements on 13 August 2026 and listed the M12 Force Logic Press Tool Kit with One-Key as available April 2027. If that holds, the tool being retired is off the line well before the tool replacing it reaches the shelf.
Plan around that gap rather than around a shortage that may never arrive. If you are weighing the two Milwaukee platforms while you wait, that is covered in our M12 vs M18 press tool comparison.
CTS-V Press Jaws 49-16-2450, 49-16-2451 and 49-16-2452
This is the part that matters most to current owners, and the part that gets misreported.
The retired 2473-22 kit lists three CTS-V press jaws in the box: 49-16-2450, 49-16-2451 and 49-16-2452. The new 2573-22 kit lists the same three part numbers.
Milwaukee printing identical part numbers across the old kit and the new one is the signal worth reading. The company has not published a compatibility guarantee in those words, but if you are running M12 CTS-V jaws today, a tool change does not oblige a jaw change.
The 2473-20 page also lists a 1-1/4 in. M12 press jaw, 49-16-2453, sold separately — the jaws in a kit have never been the whole set.
M18 FORCE LOGIC 2773-20
The M18 tool is a different animal, and it is where the compatibility question bites.
Milwaukee answers it flatly on the 2573 pages: “M12™ and M18™ jaws are not interchangeable due to different locking mechanisms.” Not discouraged. Not interchangeable. If you own both platforms you own two jaw sets, and no adapter changes that.
The M18 2773-20 is listed as compatible with over 13 unique fitting systems at 1/2 in. to 4 in. capacity, with a calibration interval Milwaukee puts at 50,000 cycles. That is a bigger tool for bigger pipe. The M12 was never trying to be it, and buying up a size class to dodge a discontinuation notice is usually the wrong trade — see our press tool guide for where each size actually earns its place.
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ONE-KEY
The genuinely new thing here is not the cycle count.
Milwaukee describes the 2573 as ONE-KEY enabled for tracking, managing and reporting, with time-stamped data logs for reporting, and the tool’s own page says ONE-KEY allows remote tracking, tool management and data logging — you can monitor tool usage, generate reports, and lock the tool remotely.
A press tool that logs every cycle with a timestamp is a documentation tool, and on commercial work that is worth having: a press log is evidence a joint was made, on a joining method where nobody can see the crimp once the wall closes. A tool that can be locked out from an app is also a tool that stops working when someone else decides it should. Both are the same feature.
For a homeowner or a one-truck shop this mostly does not matter. For anyone handing tools to crews, it is the reason to care about this model change at all.
RIDGID RP 251
RIDGID’s compact press line consolidated first, and it consolidated the same way.
RIDGID’s change is sourced here to Ohio Power Tool News, 26 July 2024, which reported that “the RP 251 is set to replace both the RP 241 (in-line grip) and RP 240 (pistol grip) models.” The same report states the RP 251 “is compatible with all RIDGID Compact Series jaws, rings, and actuators” and puts capacity at up to 1-1/4 in. on copper and stainless steel, up to 1-1/2 in. on PEX tubing, and up to 1 in. on carbon steel.
Two manufacturers, two compact tools retired, and in both cases the jaws carried forward. That pattern is the useful takeaway, not the model numbers. The brand-level differences are laid out in our RIDGID vs Milwaukee press tool comparison.
One caution on comparing the two headline numbers. The RP 251 is reported with a brushless motor “capable of over 60,000 press cycles,” which is a motor life figure. Milwaukee’s 37,000 is a service-inspection interval. They are different measurements and they do not belong in the same column.
Viega MegaPress and ProPress Valves
On the fittings side, Viega announced from Broomfield, Colorado on 6 May 2025 that globe, wafer check and butterfly valves were joining the MegaPress and ProPress portfolios. The MegaPress 316 globe valve is listed at 1/2 in. to 2 in., with model 5185.1 carrying NSF-61 approval for potable water systems; the ProPress and MegaPress wafer check valves are listed at 2-1/2 in. to 4 in.
Those larger sizes are past what any compact tool will press. A new compact press tool does not unlock new fittings, and the fitting families themselves are unchanged — the practical differences are in our MegaPress vs ProPress guide, and the copper brands are compared in our copper press fittings guide.
ASME B16.51
Nothing changed in the standard, though people keep assuming it did.
ASME lists the current edition of B16.51, covering copper and copper alloy press-connect pressure fittings, as B16.51-2021, and describes its scope as fittings for use with hard drawn seamless copper water tube conforming to ASTM B88 for piping systems conveying water. There is no 2024 or 2026 edition on that page.
A tool line turning over is a manufacturing decision. The joint you are making is governed by the same standard that governed it last year.
What This Means If You Own an M12 Press Tool
Keep using it. Discontinued is a production status. Milwaukee’s pages say the product is no longer available; they do not say anything is wrong with the tool you own.
Keep your jaws. The three CTS-V part numbers are the same in the retired kit and the new one.
Get it inspected on the interval, not on a hunch. Milwaukee prints the number for your model: 32,000 crimps for the 2473, 37,000 press cycles for the 2573. A press tool out of calibration makes joints that look right.
Do not buy M18 jaws expecting them to fit. Milwaukee says they will not, and the reason given is the locking mechanism.
If you are buying rather than keeping, know the timing. The replacement was listed as April 2027 availability at Pipeline 2026. If you need a compact press tool before then, you are choosing between remaining 2473 stock, the RIDGID compact line, or moving up a size class.
If you supervise a crew, decide about ONE-KEY before the tool arrives. Tool tracking and remote lockout are the reason this model exists. That is a policy question, not a tool question, and it is easier answered before the first tool is issued than after.
FAQ
Is the Milwaukee M12 press tool being recalled? No. Milwaukee’s pages list the 2473-20 and 2473-22 as no longer available and replaced by the 2573 models. That is a production status, not a safety notice, and Milwaukee publishes no defect statement alongside it.
Will my M12 CTS-V jaws work on the new 2573 press tool? Milwaukee lists the same three CTS-V jaw part numbers — 49-16-2450, 49-16-2451 and 49-16-2452 — in both the retired 2473-22 kit and the new 2573-22 kit. Milwaukee is also explicit that M12 and M18 jaws are not interchangeable.
How many presses does the new M12 press tool do between service inspections? Milwaukee’s 2573 page states 37,000 press cycles between service inspections. The 2473 page it replaces states 32,000 crimps. Both are calibration intervals, not motor life figures.
Is Milwaukee discontinuing the M12 line? No — the notice covers the 2473 press tool. Its replacement, the 2573-20, is itself an M12 tool: Milwaukee lists it with an M12 REDLITHIUM CP2.0 battery two-pack and the same M12 charger, 48-59-2401, that came with the 2473, and gives its battery system as M12.
Bottom Line
A model number retired, a model number replaced it, and the jaws went across unchanged. If you own a 2473, nothing here obliges you to replace it: run it, calibrate it on Milwaukee’s published interval, keep your jaws. If you are buying, the replacement was listed at April 2027, so the question is what you press until then. If you run a crew, ONE-KEY tracking and lockout is the change worth a decision.
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Sources
- Milwaukee Tool — M12 FORCE LOGIC Press Tool 2473-20: Milwaukee — M12 FORCE LOGIC Press Tool (2473-20)
- Milwaukee Tool — M12 FORCE LOGIC Press Tool Kit with Jaws 2473-22: Milwaukee — M12 FORCE LOGIC Press Tool Kit with Jaws (2473-22)
- Milwaukee Tool — M12 FORCE LOGIC Press Tool Kit w/ ONE-KEY 2573-20: Milwaukee — M12 FORCE LOGIC Press Tool Kit w/ ONE-KEY (2573-20)
- Milwaukee Tool — M12 FORCE LOGIC Press Tool Kit w/ ONE-KEY with CTS-V Jaws 2573-22: Milwaukee — M12 FORCE LOGIC Press Tool Kit w/ ONE-KEY with CTS-V Jaws (2573-22)
- Milwaukee Tool — M18 FORCE LOGIC Press Tool 2773-20: Milwaukee — M18 FORCE LOGIC Press Tool (2773-20)
- Milwaukee Tool — ONE-KEY: Milwaukee — ONE-KEY
- Pro Tool Reviews — “Milwaukee Pipeline 2026: Every New Tool Announced,” 13 August 2026: Pro Tool Reviews — Milwaukee Pipeline 2026 (13 August 2026)
- Ohio Power Tool News — “Introducing RIDGID’s New RP 251 Press Tool,” 26 July 2024: Ohio Power Tool News — RIDGID RP 251 (26 July 2024)
- Viega / PR Newswire — “Complete the System with the Latest Additions to the Viega Valve Portfolio,” 6 May 2025: Viega / PR Newswire — Viega valve portfolio additions (6 May 2025)
- ASME — B16.51 Copper and Copper Alloy Press-Connect Pressure Fittings: ASME — B16.51 Copper and Copper Alloy Press-Connect Pressure Fittings