Homelite Recalls Electric Blower Vacuums Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Homelite is recalling electric blower vacuums because they can overheat, spark, and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire hazard with 1,369 reports of sparking, arcing, smoking, or burning, and one report of minor injury, meeting the criteria for significant injury/property-damage reports.
Plain-English summary
Homelite Consumer Products Inc. is recalling Homelite 12 amp electric blower vacuums with model numbers UT42120, UT42120A, and UT42121. The recall involves approximately 823,000 units sold in the United States and 41,000 units in Canada. The blower vacuums are red and black, and the model numbers are located on a label on the left side of the red motor housing.
The blower vacuums can overheat, spark, and catch on fire, posing fire and burn hazards. Homelite has received 1,369 reports of blower vacuums sparking, arcing, smoking, or burning, including one report of minor injury.
The recalled blower vacuums were 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. 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.
The recalled product
- Product
- Homelite electric blower vacuums
- Manufacturer
- Changzhou Globe Tools Co. Ltd., of China
- Category
- Consumer Product — Power Tools
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 823,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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