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CPSC, BISSELL® Homecare Inc. Announce Recall of Upright Vacuum Cleaners

Name: CPSC, BISSELL® Homecare Inc. Announce Recall of Upright Vacuum Cleaners
Brand: BISSELL® Homecare Inc. of Grand Rapids, Mich.
SKU: CPSC-00089
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 1.0 (1 reviews)

Published: April 4, 2000Recall ID: 00089Category: generalCountry: US

Reason for Recall / Hazard

The power cord insulation can tear where the cord attaches to the vacuum, exposing bare wires. This poses a risk of shock and burns to consumers.

Product Description & Identification

The recall includes one model of the BISSELL PowerClean™ vacuum and three models of the BISSELL® PureAir™ vacuum cleaners. The PowerClean™ vacuum has model number 3540-1 and is black. The PureAir™ vacuum has model number 3540-2 and is blue. The PureAir™ Deluxe vacuum has model number 3541, and is purple. The PureAir™ Platinum vacuum has model number 3541-P, and is purple. The model number is located on a label on the back of the vacuum. These vacuums have date codes from 98176000 through 99254999, located in the bottom right-hand corner of the label. The recalled vacuums do not have a 3-inch plastic flex relief where the power cord enters the vacuum handle.

Affected Products

Bissel PowerClean™ and PureAir™ vacuum cleaners

Additional Source Details

Field	Value
U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2000/CPSC-BISSELL-Homecare-Inc-Announce-Recall-of-Upright-Vacuum-Cleaners
Title	CPSC, BISSELL® Homecare Inc. Announce Recall of Upright Vacuum Cleaners
Images › 1 › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/bissel-vacuums.jpg
Images › 1 › Caption	Recalled Bissel PowerClean™ and PureAir™ vacuum cleaners
Images › 2 › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/bissel-diagram.jpg
Images › 2 › Caption	Diagram of recalled Bissel vacuum cleaner
Images › 3 › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/bissel-model-no.jpg
Images › 3 › Caption	Location of model number on recalled Bissel vacuum cleaner
Hazards › Name	The power cord insulation can tear where the cord attaches to the vacuum, exposing bare wires. This poses a risk of shock and burns to consumers.
Injuries › Name	BISSELL is aware of 54 reports of the cords on these vacuums tearing. There has been one report of a consumer suffering a burn injury on her hand.
Products › Name	Bissel PowerClean™ and PureAir™ vacuum cleaners
Products › Type	Vacuum Cleaners/Sweepers
Products › Category I D	2216
Products › Number Of Units	About 207,000
Recall I D	4807
Remedies › Name	Consumers should stop using these vacuum cleaners immediately, and contact BISSELL to arrange for a free repair through BISSELL's authorized service network. Vacuums cannot be repaired by the retailers.
Retailers › Name	Major discount, appliance and department stores sold these vacuum cleaners nationwide, from July 1998 through March 2000, for between $89 and $159.
Recall Date	2000-04-04T00:00:00
Description	The recall includes one model of the BISSELL PowerClean™ vacuum and three models of the BISSELL® PureAir™ vacuum cleaners. The PowerClean™ vacuum has model number 3540-1 and is black. The PureAir™ vacuum has model number 3540-2 and is blue. The PureAir™ Deluxe vacuum has model number 3541, and is purple. The PureAir™ Platinum vacuum has model number 3541-P, and is purple. The model number is located on a label on the back of the vacuum. These vacuums have date codes from 98176000 through 99254999, located in the bottom right-hand corner of the label. The recalled vacuums do not have a 3-inch plastic flex relief where the power cord enters the vacuum handle.
Recall Number	00089
Manufacturers › Name	BISSELL® Homecare Inc. of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Consumer Contact	For the location of the nearest authorized service center or for more information, contact BISSELL toll-free at (888) 445-6688 between 8 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit their website at http://www.bissell.com/recall/recall_press_release.htm
Last Publish Date	2026-06-10T00:00:00

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Recalling FirmBISSELL® Homecare Inc. of Grand Rapids, Mich.

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