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Official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission consumer incident report from the SaferProducts.gov public database. Use the verification links below to confirm the record on SaferProducts.gov or via the public database export.

Product

Hoover UH 30600

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20210625-9BC97-2147363294

Ownership age

About 3 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Overheating

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20210625-9BC97-2147363294. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Hoover UH 30600. Source model text: WindTunnel Max UH 30600. Incident: Wires of power cord of Hoover WindTunnel Max upright vacuum frayed and shorted out causing spark and smoke after eight weeks of daily carpet vacuuming by my spouse. Frayed wires caused by tension on cord created by poorly designed cord clip.

This is a consumer incident report published on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by people outside of CPSC. It is not automatically an official recall or manufacturer admission.

Official report number: 20210625-9BC97-2147363294. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.