Homelite Recalls Electric Blower Vacuums Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Homelite electric
Hazard: The blower vacuum can overheat, spark and catch on fire posing fire and burn hazards.
Brand
6 official CPSC notices naming Homelite Consumer Products, 2003–2015, across power tools and generators.
3 notices where the recalled products are leaf blowers.
Homelite electric
Hazard: The blower vacuum can overheat, spark and catch on fire posing fire and burn hazards.
Homelite Electric
Hazard: Objects that are drawn into the unit during vacuum mode can break through the plastic housing, posing a laceration hazard.
Homelite Vac Attack II
Hazard: The blowers are missing the doors covering the vacuum inlet. This exposes the blower's fan blade, posing a risk of finger laceration to the user.
One notice where the recalled product is a generator.
Homelite Consumer Products
Hazard: The fuel gauge can leak excessive amounts of gasoline, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
One notice where the recalled product is a pressure washer.
Homelite Consumer Products
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, posing a laceration hazard.
One notice where the recalled product is a chainsaw.
Homelite Consumer Products
Hazard: These saws can operate while the engine is at the "idle" setting, posing a risk of serious lacerations to the operator and bystanders.