Safety regulator, BISSELL® Homecare Inc. Announce Recall of Upright Vacuum Cleaners
Recall 00089 · Apr 4, 2000 · BISSELL® Homecare Inc.
207,000
units affected
207,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 00089
- Date
- Apr 4, 2000
- Company
- BISSELL® Homecare Inc.
- Units affected
- 207,000
- Product
- Bissel PowerClean™ and PureAir™ vacuum cleaners
- Product type
- Vacuum Cleaners/Sweepers
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
The recall includes one model of the BISSELL PowerClean™ vacuum and three models of the BISSELL® PureAir™ vacuum cleaners. The PowerClean™ vacuum has model number 3540-1 and is black. The PureAir™ vacuum has model number 3540-2 and is blue. The PureAir™ Deluxe vacuum has model number 3541, and is purple. The PureAir™ Platinum vacuum has model number 3541-P, and is purple. The model number is located on a label on the back of the vacuum. These vacuums have date codes from 98176000 through 99254999, located in the bottom right-hand corner of the label. The recalled vacuums do not have a 3-inch plastic flex relief where the power cord enters the vacuum handle.
What can happen
The power cord insulation can tear where the cord attaches to the vacuum, exposing bare wires. This poses a risk of shock and burns to consumers.
The fix
Consumers should stop using these vacuum cleaners immediately, and contact BISSELL to arrange for a free repair through BISSELL's authorized service network. Vacuums cannot be repaired by the retailers.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- BISSELL is aware of 54 reports of the cords on these vacuums tearing. There has been one report of a consumer suffering a burn injury on her hand.
- Sold at
- Major discount, appliance and department stores sold these vacuum cleaners nationwide, from July 1998 through March 2000, for between $89 and $159.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled bissel powerclean™ and pureair™ vacuum cleaners?
Consumers should stop using these vacuum cleaners immediately, and contact BISSELL to arrange for a free repair through BISSELL's authorized service network. Vacuums cannot be repaired by the retailers.
What is the hazard?
The power cord insulation can tear where the cord attaches to the vacuum, exposing bare wires. This poses a risk of shock and burns to consumers.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.