Product
Hoover UH70820 WindTunnel 2 Rewind Bagless Upright
Category
Home & Garden
Report number
20250112-D788D-2147333934
Ownership age
About 15 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20250112-D788D-2147333934. Matched catalog product: Hoover UH70820 WindTunnel 2 Rewind Bagless Upright. Source model text: UH72625V. Incident: While using the Hoover Wind Tunnel 3 Max (UH72625V), the cord came loose and rendered the unit inoperable. The ground and hot wires were showing and I had to unplug the unit in case of fire. Hoover honored the unsafe warranty and sent a new unit.
Official report number: 20250112-D788D-2147333934. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.