Dirt Devil Vacuum Accessory Tools Recalled Due to Laceration Hazard

July 24, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. - THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.

NAME OF PRODUCT: DIRT DEVIL VACUUM POWER BRUSH ATTACHMENT TOOLS

UNITS: ABOUT 987,000

MANUFACTURER: TTI FLOOR CARE NORTH AMERICA, OF GLENWILLOW, OHIO

HAZARD: PLASTIC PIECES INSIDE THE VACUUM TOOL CAN BREAK APART AND BE EJECTED, POSING A LACERATION HAZARD TO CONSUMERS.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: TTI FLOOR CARE HAS RECEIVED 140 REPORTS OF INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE RECALLED VACUUM TOOL, INCLUDING 12 REPORTS OF INJURIES. THOSE CONSUMERS REPORTED MINOR EYE OR SKIN INJURIES AND ONE THUMB INJURY.

DESCRIPTION: THE RECALLED DIRT DEVIL TURBO TOOL/POWER BRUSH ATTACHMENT WAS SOLD AS AN ACCESSORY WITH THE FOLLOWING DIRT DEVIL VACUUM MODELS. ONLY VACUUM TOOL ACCESSORIES WITH DATE CODES J7060 THROUGH J7365 AND HAVE A C-CLIP CONNECTOR ARE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THE DATE CODE IS LOCATED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VACUUM ACCESSORY. THE TURBO TOOL/POWER BRUSH TOOLS ARE ABOUT 6 ½ INCHES LONG BY ABOUT 5 INCHES WIDE AND COME IN A VARIETY OF COLORS THAT MATCH THE COLOR OF THE VACUUM. THE HOUSING OF THE TOOL WAS MADE IN CLEAR, RED, GREEN, OR LIGHT BLUE WITH CLEAR, LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE, RED, PURPLE, OR BLACK TURBINE FANS WITH MATCHING BRUSH ROLLS.

DIRT DEVIL VACUUM MODELS
REACTION	PURPOSE FOR PETS	ULTRA SWIVEL GLIDE&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;
M110000	M140000	M086020
M110000HD&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;	M140000CA	&NBSP;
M110001B	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
M110002	ENVISION WIDE GLIDE&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;	SWERVE
M110003	M086700WCA	M086030
M110006	M086710	M086030CA
M110008	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
M110008CA	ACTION UPRIGHT	ROYAL COMMERCIAL
M110009	M110020CAB	RY6100

SOLD AT: MASS MERCHANDISERS, HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES AND OTHER RETAIL STORES NATIONWIDE FROM APRIL 2007 THROUGH APRIL 2008 FOR BETWEEN $60 AND $170 FOR THE VACUUM CLEANER, INCLUDING ACCESSORY TOOLS.

MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE RECALLED DIRT DEVIL ACCESSORY TOOL AND CONTACT THE FIRM TO RECEIVE A FREE REPAIR KIT.

CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT TTI FLOOR CARE AT (800) 245-2296 BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 7 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.DIRTDEVILTURBOTOOL.COM