Vac Attachments Recalled by Sun Hill
CPSC recall 82019. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Electrocution/Electric Shock
CPSC recall 82019 has the recall date 22 Apr 1982. The notice names the firm Sun Hill Industries. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Electric shock. CPSC gives the product type Vacuum Cleaners/Sweepers.
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| Description | Vac Attachments Recalled by Sun Hill NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 1982 Release # 82-019 1000 Sun Vac Attachments Recalled WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sun Hill Industries, Inc. of Stamford, Connecticut, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced today that it is recalling its Sun Vac, a wet vac/dry cleaning vacuum attachment, because of a potential electric shock hazard. This product converts a regular dry vacuum cleaner to a vacuum cleaner which can pick up water or other liquids from floors and other surfaces. The product consists of a 3 l/2-gallon plastic bucket and two adapter hoses, one of which can be connected to a dry vacuum cleaner. Sun Hill Industries and the CPSC are concerned that an electric shock hazard could result if the product's bucket becomes full of water or accidentally tips over. Water could then be sucked into the vacuum cleaner, soaking the motor. This could result in a potentially severe or fatal electric shock if anyone touched a metallic part of the vacuum cleaner while standing on a wet floor. No accidents have… |
| Product | Sun Vac vacuum cleaners, Vacuum Cleaners/Sweepers |
| Manufacturer | Sun Hill Industries |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1982: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1982
- 23
- Recalls of 1982 with one of the same hazards
- 9%
- Recalls of 1982 in the category Vacuum Cleaners/Sweepers
- 4%
- Recalls on the register that name Sun Hill Industries
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 82019. https://recallregister.com/product/4219-vac-attachments-recalled-by-sun-hill/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 82019 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 82019 has no incident or injury text.