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Product Recall Number: 04-053

Why was Craftsman 16-gallon and RIDGID 12- and 16-gallon wet/dry vacuums recalled?

The exhaust blower ports on the wet/dry vacuums are large enough for a small child to reach inside and touch the spinning blower wheel. This poses a laceration hazard to small children.

Craftsman 16-gallon and RIDGID 12- and 16-gallon wet/dry vacuums
Here's product recall specific data for Craftsman 16-gallon and RIDGID 12- and 16-gallon wet/dry vacuums.

  • Product Recall Number: 04-053

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2003-12-15

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Craftsman 16-gallon and RIDGID 12- and 16-gallon wet/dry vacuums

  • Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Emerson Tool Company, a division of Emerson Electric Co., of St. Louis, Mo., is voluntarily recalling Wet/Dry Vacuums. The exhaust blower ports on the wet/dry vacuums are large enough for a small child to reach inside and touch the spinning blower wheel. This poses a laceration hazard to small children.Name of product: Wet/Dry VacuumsManufacturer: Emerson Tool Company, a division of Emerson Electric Co., of St. Louis, Mo.Hazard: The exhaust blower ports on the wet/dry vacuums are large enough for a small child to reach inside and touch the spinning blower wheel. This poses a laceration hazard to small children.Incidents/Injuries: Emerson Tool Company has received 10 reports of children inserting their arms into the ports and receiving minor cuts and abrasions to their fingertips.Description: The recall involves Craftsman 16-gallon and RIDGID 12- and 16-gallon wet/dry vacuums. The vacuums are used to pick up wet and dry debris. Another feature of the vacuum is the blower, which provides additional cleaning functions.Sold at: Home Depot stores and RIDGE Tool distributors nationwide from March 1999 through October 2002 and Sears Roebuck &. Co. stores nationwide from September 1998 through October 2002 for between $70 and $300.Manufactured in: United StatesRemedy: Consumers should contact Emerson toll-free number to request a free insert. The insert is installed inside the blower port to eliminate the hazard.Consumer Contact: For more information, consumers should call Emerson Tool Company toll-free at (866) 288-8143 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.wetdryvacrecall.com.Product DescriptionRetail Price*Model NumberSerial Number**RIDGID 12 Gallon Wet/Dry Vac$74.00WD1245001310-02193RIDGID 16 Gallon Wet/Dry Vac$94.00$119.00$119.00$139.00$139.00WD16350WD16600WD16650WD17350WD1735101309-0216899168-0215501311-0216201313-0204502043-02178Craftsman 16 Gallon Wet/Dry Vac$139.00$139.00$119.00$293.00$293.00113.170250113.170260113.17033113.292670C113.295670C02049-0221098240-0023602156-0221999281C-00319C00227C-02122C*Retail price listed in U.S. Dollars.**Serial Number Range provides the first five characters of the serial number/date code listed on the product's data plate.

  • Hazard Description: The exhaust blower ports on the wet/dry vacuums are large enough for a small child to reach inside and touch the spinning blower wheel. This poses a laceration hazard to small children.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Repair

  • Units: None Listed

  • Incidents: Emerson Tool Company has received 10 reports of children inserting their arms into the ports and receiving minor cuts and abrasions to their fingertips.

  • Remedy: Consumers should contact Emerson toll-free number to request a free insert. The insert is installed inside the blower port to eliminate the hazard.

  • Sold At: Home Depot stores and RIDGE Tool distributors nationwide from March 1999 through October 2002 and Sears Roebuck &. Co. stores nationwide from September 1998 through October 2002 for between $70 and $300.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: Emerson Tool Company, a division of Emerson Electric Co., of St. Louis, Mo.

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: United States

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed