Product Safety New Zealand recall 18m extension cord sold with Vax Bagged Backpack Vacuum Cleaner (VXCB-01)
Product: Sold at Bunnings, Betta Stores Ltd, Vacdirect, Vac Shack, About Clean Buying Group from 1 July 2018 to 18 March 2026. 18m extension cord sold with Vax Bagged Backpack Vacuum Cleaner (VXCB-01) See more information on the recall here: https://www.vax.co.nz/safety-notifications, 18m extension cord sold with Vax Bagged Backpack Vacuum Cleaner (VXCB-01), VXCB-01
Brand/company: Techtronic Industries N. Z
- Product family
- Electronics & Batteries
- Product type
- Electronic accessory
- Issue
- Fire
- Audience
- General consumers
Hazard: The 18m orange extension cord can arc internally if the conductors break resulting in overheating and sparking. Risk of serious injury from burns or property damage if the extension cord overheats or sparks. Incidents resulting in injury have occurred.
Action: Stop using the 18m orange extension cord immediately and remove it from the Vax bagged backpack vacuum. Contact Techtronic Industries for more information and instructions on how to destroy the cord and receive a voucher to purchase a replacement cord. Do not return the cord to your place of purchase. The Vax Bagged backpack vacuum cleaner unit is not being recalled and can be used without the 18m extension cord.