Craftsman 16-gallon & RIDGID 12- and 16-gallon wet/dry vacuums

Description: Originally issued December, 16, 2003Revised October, 31, 2010Release #04-053 Company Phone Number: (866) 288-8143CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Note: Company phone number change. 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. 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 and. 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 (866) 288-8143 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at www.wetdryvacrecall.com. Product DescriptionRetail Price*Model NumberSerial 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 WD16350WD16600WD16650WD17350WD17351 01309-0216899168-0215501311-0216201313-0204502043-02178 Craftsman 16 Gallon Wet/Dry Vac $139.00$139.00$119.00$293.00$293.00 113.170250113.170260113.17033113.292670C113.295670C 02049-0221098240-0023602156-0221999281C-00319C00227C-02122C * 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 [Learn More]