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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.

Homelite electric blower vacuums
Here's product recall specific data for Homelite electric blower vacuums.

  • 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