The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall for three Bissell vacuum models due to them being a fire hazard.
The safety commission said the circuit board inside the vacuum’s battery pack can overheat and smoke, posing a fire hazard. Model numbers included are 2551, 2551W and 25519.
The model numbers are visible when the clean water tank is removed. About 61,000 units were sold in the U.S.
Bissell said it has received 66 reports of the vacuum smoking and emitting a burning odor, including five reports of the battery pack catching on fire. Three of the incidents resulted in minor property damage and one resulted in a burn injury.
The vacuums were sold at Walmart stores nationwide and online at www.bissell.com, www.walmart.com, www.qvc.com, www.amazon.com, www.costco.com, www.fingerhut.com, www.acehardware.com, www.kohls.com, and www.wayfair.com from January 2019 through November 2022 for about $360.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled vacuums and contact Bissell for a free battery pack replacement. Consumers can either take the product to a local Bissell authorized service center for a free battery pack replacement or schedule a free in-home repair visit from an authorized BISSELL service technician to replace the existing battery pack.
You can contact Bissell toll-free at 855-417-7001 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, or online at www.BISSELL.com/recall or www.BISSELL.com and click on “Product Recalls” at the bottom of the page for more information.