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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 16, 2003
Release # 04-053
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Company Phone Number: (800) 359-0179
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
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CPSC, Emerson Tool Company Announce Recall of Wet/Dry Vacuums
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces
the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers
should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Wet/Dry Vacuums
Manufacturer: Emerson Tool Company, a division of Emerson Electric Co.,
of St. Louis, Mo.
Hazard: The exhaust blower ports on the wet/dry vacuums are large enough
for a small child to reach inside and touch the spinning blower wheel.
This poses a laceration hazard to small children.
Incidents/Injuries: Emerson Tool Company has received 10 reports of
children inserting their arms into the ports and receiving minor cuts
and abrasions to their fingertips.
Description: The recall involves Craftsman 16-gallon and RIDGID 12- and
16-gallon wet/dry vacuums. The vacuums are used to pick up wet and dry
debris. Another feature of the vacuum is the blower, which provides
additional cleaning functions.
Sold at: Home Depot stores and RIDGE Tool distributors nationwide from
March 1999 through October 2002 and Sears Roebuck & Co. stores
nationwide from September 1998 through October 2002 for between $70 and
$300.
Manufactured in: United States.
Remedy: Consumers should contact Emerson toll-free number to request a
free insert. The insert is installed inside the blower port to eliminate
the hazard.
Consumer Contact: For more information, consumers should call Emerson
Tool Company toll-free at (800) 359-0179 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET
Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.wetdryvacrecall.com.
| Product Description |
Retail Price* |
Model Number |
Serial Number** |
| RIDGID 12 Gallon Wet/Dry Vac |
$74.00 |
WD12450 |
01310-02193 |
| RIDGID 16 Gallon Wet/Dry Vac |
$94.00
$119.00
$119.00
$139.00
$139.00
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WD16350
WD16600
WD16650
WD17350
WD17351
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01309-02168
99168-02155
01311-02162
01313-02045
02043-02178
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| Craftsman 16 Gallon Wet/Dry Vac |
$139.00
$139.00
$119.00
$293.00
$293.00
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113.170250
113.170260
113.17033
113.292670C
113.295670C
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02049-02210
98240-00236
02156-02219
99281C-00319C
00227C-02122C
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| * | Retail price listed in U.S. Dollars. | | ** | Serial Number Range provides the first five characters of the serial number/date code listed on the product’s data plate. |
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