Product Recall Number: 15-111
Why was Homelite electric blower vacuums recalled?
The blower vacuum can overheat, spark and catch on fire posing fire and burn hazards.
Product Recall Number: 15-111
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-04-16
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Homelite electric blower vacuums
Description: The blower vacuum can overheat, spark and catch on fire posing fire and burn hazards.
Hazard Description: The blower vacuum can overheat, spark and catch on fire posing fire and burn hazards.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 823,000 in the United States and 41,000 in Canada. (Models UT42120 and UT42120A of this product were previously recalled in February 2013.)
Incidents: Homelite has received 1,369 reports of blower vacuums sparking, arcing, smoking or burning, including one report of minor injury.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled blower vacuums and return them to any Home Depot or Direct Tools Factory Outlet store for a full refund.
Sold At: Home Depot and Direct Tools Factory Outlets stores nationwide and online at www.homedepot.com from January 2010 through March 2015 for about $40.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed