Product Recall Number: 15-120
Why was Shark Powered Rotator Lift-Away vacuum cleaners recalled?
The aluminum wand can disconnect from the vacuum cleaner's handle and remain energized with electricity, posing a risk of electric shock.
Product Recall Number: 15-120
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-04-22
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Shark Powered Rotator Lift-Away vacuum cleaners
Description: The aluminum wand used with Shark brand Rotator Powered Lift-Away series upright vacuums can disconnect from the vacuum cleaner's handle and remain energized.
Hazard Description: The aluminum wand can disconnect from the vacuum cleaner's handle and remain energized with electricity, posing a risk of electric shock.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 142,000 in the United States and about 650 in Canada
Incidents: The firm has received 62 reports of incidents in which the aluminum wand disconnected from the vacuum cleaner's handle. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled vacuum cleaners and contact Euro-Pro to receive a free replacement wand.
Sold At: Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Kohl's, Lowes, Target and other stores nationwide, online at www.sharkclean.com and through television infomercials from August 2014 through March 2015 for between $250 and $350.
Importers: Euro-Pro Operating LLC, of Newton, Mass.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed