The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·11281·Announced 2011-07-21

Homelite Recalls Pressure Washer Surface Cleaner Attachments Due to Laceration Hazard

Homelite is recalling about 41,200 pressure washer surface cleaner attachments sold at Home Depot because broken parts can cause lacerations.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product where injury has been reported (one laceration), fitting the 'High' severity criteria for products where injury has not yet been reported or is limited.

Plain-English summary

Homelite Consumer Products Inc. is recalling drum-shaped surface cleaner attachments for pressure washers. The attachments were sold in orange or red colors with hexagonal brass-colored nozzles inside a 15-inch plastic drum. They were sold with Homelite pressure washer models HL80833 and HL80835, or separately as Powercare model AP31022A and EZ Clean model AEZ231022. The products were sold exclusively at Home Depot stores nationwide from February 2010 through June 2011.

The recall is due to a laceration hazard. The surface cleaner attachment's nozzle and spray bar can break and detach, striking and/or breaking the unit's plastic housing. The broken nozzle, spray bar, and/or plastic housing can strike consumers. The firm has received nine reports of incidents involving the recalled attachments, including one laceration injury and three reports of minor property damage.

About 40,000 units were sold in the United States and 1,200 in Canada. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled surface cleaner attachments and contact Homelite to receive a free replacement surface cleaner attachment. For additional information, consumers can contact Homelite toll-free at (800) 867-9624 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET or visit the firm's website at www.homelite.com.

The recalled product

Product
Homelite Surface Cleaner Attachments
Manufacturer
Homelite Consumer Products Inc., of Anderson, S.C.
Category
Consumer Product — Power Tools / Pressure Washers
Hazard
Affected units
40,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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