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Product

Hoover UH70820 WindTunnel 2 Rewind Bagless Upright

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20150510-CC860-2147433076

Ownership age

About 72 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20150510-CC860-2147433076. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Hoover UH70820 WindTunnel 2 Rewind Bagless Upright. Source model text: U5507900. Incident: Hoover Elite Rewind bagless canister vacuum. Model U5507900. Purchased sometime around 2008 or 2009. Only just discovered the cord is shredding from the winding mechanism, and starting to expose inner wiring in three separate locations. This is clearly heading towards a potential fire hazard. These products should be recalled and removed from market. I no longer feel safe using this rewinder, and will look into replacing the power cord. Model

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Official report number: 20150510-CC860-2147433076. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.