Product Recall Number: 15-112
Why was Expert Gardener electric blower vacuums recalled?
The blower vacuum can overheat, spark and catch on fire posing fire and burn hazards.
Product Recall Number: 15-112
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-04-16
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Expert Gardener electric blower vacuums
Description: The Expert Gardener 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 225,000 in the United States. (Models 20254EG and 20254EGC of this product were previously recalled in February 2013.)
Incidents: OWT has received 16 reports of blower vacuums sparking, arcing, smoking or burning. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled blower vacuums and return them to any Walmart store for a full refund.
Sold At: Walmart stores nationwide and online at www.walmart.com from January 2012 through March 2015 for about $40.
Importers: OWT Industries Inc., of Pickens, S.C.
Manufacturers: Changzhou Globe Tools Co. Ltd. and Cixi City Best Power Tools Co., Ltd., of China
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed