Rowenta Cordless Vacuum Cleaners
The recalled lithium-ion battery in the vacuum cleaner can overheat and ignite, posing a risk of serious injury from fire and burn hazards.
- Fire
- Burn
- About 3,660 units
- 2 reports
- Repair
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Vacuum cleaner recalls
Recalls involving upright, cordless, robotic, and handheld vacuum cleaners.
27 official CPSC notices published 1982–2026, covering at least 4.2 million units.
Vacuum cleaner recall lookup by model number
Type the model number from your vacuum cleaner's label. Every model number named in a vacuum cleaner recall is listed below, grouped by notice.
62 model numbers
Rowenta Cordless Vacuum Cleaners · 26-595 · 2026
Aiper Seagull Pro ZT6001 cordless robotic pool cleaners · 25-187 · 2025
Aiper Elite Pro GS100 cordless robotic pool vacuum cleaners · 23-784 · 2023
Rexair Rainbow SRX Vacuums · 20-138 · 2020
Royal Appliance Mfg. Dirt Devil® Total Pet Cyclonic Upright · 16-088 · 2016
Hoover® WindTunnel Canister Vacuums · 11-124 · 2011
Vacless Systems Pool Safety Vacuum Release System · 11-101 · 2011
Hoover® WindTunnel T-Series™ Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaners · 10-248 · 2010
Hoover Self-Propelled Upright Vacuum Cleaners · 05-156 · 2005
BISSELL upright carpet deep cleaners · 05-106 · 2005
Ridgid® 16-Gallon · 05-084 · 2005
Royal Appliance Dirt Devil® Sweeper Vac™ · 05-078 · 2005
Bissel PowerClean™ and PureAir™ vacuum cleaners · 00-089 · 2000
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Latest vacuum cleaner recalls
Aiper Seagull Pro ZT6001 cordless robotic pool cleaners
Dongguan Yuanhong Intelligent Technology
The recalled pool vacuum cleaner has a large current adapter that can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards.
- Fire
- Burn
- About 32,660 units
- 19 reports
- Replacement
Models
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BISSELL® brand Multi Reach Hand and Floor Vacuum Cleaners
BISSELL Homecare
The vacuum's battery pack can overheat and smoke, posing a fire hazard.
- Fire
- About 142,000 units
- 17 reports
- Replacement
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Aiper Elite Pro GS100 cordless robotic pool vacuum cleaners
Compurobot Technology
When the charging cord is plugged into the device without the adapter and/or directly into the charging port on the machine, the battery can overheat and short circuit, posing burn and fire hazards.
- Fire
- Burn
- About 22,000 units
- 17 reports
- Replacement
Models
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Rexair Rainbow SRX Vacuums
The circuit board on the vacuum can spark, posing fire and burn hazards.
- Fire
- Burn
- About 38,000 units
- 2 reports
- Repair
Models
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Royal Appliance Mfg. Dirt Devil® Total Pet Cyclonic Upright
The vacuum's electric cord plug prong can detach and remain in the electrical outlet when the vacuum is unplugged. The detached prong can pose an electrical shock hazard if it remains connected with the electrical outlet.
- Electric shock
- About 149,000 units
- 14 reports
- Replacement
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Shark Powered Rotator Lift-Away vacuum cleaners
The aluminum wand can disconnect from the vacuum cleaner's handle and remain energized with electricity, posing a risk of electric shock.
- Electric shock
- About 142,000 units
- 62 reports
- Replacement
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Dirt Devil® Scorpion® Turbo Quick Flip Hand Vac Turbo Tool…
Royal Appliance Manufacturing
The interior fan of the Turbo Tool accessory can break and eject from the tool housing, posing a laceration hazard to the user or bystanders.
- Laceration
- About 22,000 units
- 6 reports
- Replacement
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Hoover® WindTunnel Canister Vacuums
The power cord between the power nozzle and the wand connector can short-circuit posing fire and shock hazards to consumers. This condition can occur even if the vacuum has been turned off but left plugged in.
- Fire
- Electric shock
- About 142,000 units
- 69 reports
- Repair
Models
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Vacless Systems Pool Safety Vacuum Release System
Improper plastic material found inside the recalled product has been attributed to vacuum release failures which create an entrapment hazard to swimmers and bathers.
- Entrapment
- About 1,600 units
- Incidents reported
- Replacement or Repair
Models
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Hoover® WindTunnel T-Series™ Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaners
Hoover WindTunnel T-Series Bagless Upright
The power cord is not properly routed or securely seated in the cord rewind assembly allowing the power cord to be pulled loose. This poses fire and shock hazards.
- Fire
- Electric shock
- About 108,000 units
- 3 reports
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Electrolux Home Care Products Ergorapido, Pronto and Precision Vacuums
The vacuum's battery can expand and burst, posing a risk of injury to the user and bystanders.
- About 320,000 units
- 34 reports
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Vacuum cleaner recalls by the numbers
- recall notices
- 27
- units recalled, at least
- 4.2 million
- incident reports
- 1,529
- injuries
- 24
- brands
- 25
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced or restated recall once; 22 of 27 notices add a unit count. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
- 1982: 1 notice
- 1983: 0 notices
- 1984: 0 notices
- 1985: 0 notices
- 1986: 0 notices
- 1987: 2 notices
- 1988: 0 notices
- 1989: 0 notices
- 1990: 0 notices
- 1991: 0 notices
- 1992: 0 notices
- 1993: 1 notice
- 1994: 0 notices
- 1995: 0 notices
- 1996: 0 notices
- 1997: 0 notices
- 1998: 1 notice
- 1999: 0 notices
- 2000: 1 notice
- 2001: 0 notices
- 2002: 0 notices
- 2003: 1 notice
- 2004: 2 notices
- 2005: 5 notices
- 2006: 0 notices
- 2007: 0 notices
- 2008: 1 notice
- 2009: 1 notice
- 2010: 1 notice
- 2011: 2 notices
- 2012: 0 notices
- 2013: 0 notices
- 2014: 0 notices
- 2015: 2 notices
- 2016: 1 notice
- 2017: 0 notices
- 2018: 0 notices
- 2019: 0 notices
- 2020: 1 notice
- 2021: 0 notices
- 2022: 0 notices
- 2023: 1 notice
- 2024: 1 notice
- 2025: 1 notice
- 2026: 1 notice
- Brands most often named
- BISSELL Homecare (3), Hoover (3), BISSELL (2), Emerson Tool (2), Royal Appliance (2), Sears Kenmore canister (2), Shenzhen Aiper Intelligent (2), Electrolux
- Hazards identified
- Fire, Burn, Electric shock, Laceration
- Categories
- Appliances, Sports & Outdoors
- Latest notice
- July 2, 2026
What the vacuum cleaner recall notices say
Counted across all 27 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
Where they were sold
Walmart (6), Amazon (5), Best Buy (3), Target (3), and The Home Depot (3) are the stores named most often in the 23 notices that say where vacuum cleaners were sold. 9 of the 23 notices mention online sales.
What buyers paid
The 23 notices that give a price range from $25 to $3,200. Half of them name a price of $100 or less.
How long they were on sale
By the 23 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 15 months or less; the longest for 6.5 years. Half the recalls came within 21 months of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
What the recalls offered
A replacement in 7 of the 10 notices that name a remedy, a repair in 4. Some notices offer more than one.
The hazards that recur
Fire is named in 12 of the 27 notices (44%), against 24% of all CPSC notices on file. Then burn (7), electric shock (7), laceration (5), and entrapment (1).
Incidents reported
22 of the 23 notices that describe incidents report at least one; 3 report injuries. 1 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.
How the notices identify affected units
17 of the 27 notices list model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 8, date codes or manufacture dates in 12, UPC codes in 1. A matching model number is a reason to open the notice, not the last word.
Where the notices say the numbers are: “on a label on the back of the vacuum”, “on a label on the bottom of the canister”, and “on a label on the bottom of the hand vacuum”.
Where they were made
China (13), United States (5), Mexico (2), Canada (1) and France (1), in the 21 notices that name a manufacturing country.
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Largest vacuum cleaner recalls by units
- TTI Floor Care North America Dirt Devil Vacuum Power Brush Attachment…987,000 units
- BISSELL upright carpet deep cleaners750,000 units
- Hoover Self-Propelled Upright Vacuum Cleaners636,000 units
- Electrolux Home Care Products Ergorapido, Pronto and Precision Vacuums320,000 units
- Ponytail Top-Corded Handle Upright Vacuum Cleaners226,000 units
Complete vacuum cleaner recall list (27)
Every notice, newest first. Unit counts are the U.S. figures each notice states.
Vacuum cleaner recall questions
How many vacuum cleaners have been recalled?
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 27 recall notices for vacuum cleaners since 1982, covering at least 4.2 million units. The most recent is “Rowenta Recalls Cordless Vacuum Cleaners Due to Risk of Serious Injury from Fire and Burn Hazards” (CPSC 26-595), announced July 2, 2026.
Are there any vacuum cleaner recalls in 2026?
Yes. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 1 recall notice for vacuum cleaners in 2026, on July 2, 2026 (CPSC 26-595).
What is the largest vacuum cleaner recall?
“Dirt Devil Vacuum Accessory Tools Recalled Due to Laceration Hazard” (CPSC 08-339), announced July 23, 2008: about 987,000 units.
Which brands have recalled vacuum cleaners?
Brands named most often: BISSELL Homecare (3), Hoover (3), BISSELL (2), Emerson Tool (2), Royal Appliance (2), Sears Kenmore canister (2), Shenzhen Aiper Intelligent (2) and Electrolux, plus 17 more brands. Brand-name products are often made by another firm, so one recall can span several brands.
How do I check if my vacuum cleaner is recalled?
Find the model number on the product's rating label, then type it into the model-number lookup on this page. A match means the number appears in an official CPSC notice; open that notice to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe. 17 of the 27 notices here list model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 8 and date codes or manufacture dates in 12.
What should I do if my vacuum cleaner is recalled?
Follow the remedy in the official notice and contact the firm it names. Across vacuum cleaner recalls, the remedies offered most often are replacement (7) and repair (4).
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