Recall Register

Sears/Kenmore Vacuum Cleaners Repair by Whirlpool

CPSC recall 87014. Recall date: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Laceration

CPSC recall 87014 has the recall date 4 Mar 1987. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Vacuum Cleaners/Sweepers.

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CPSC recall 87014: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Sears/Kenmore Vacuum Cleaners Repair by Whirlpool NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 04, 1987 Release # 87-14 SOME SEARS CANISTER VACUUM CLEANERS NEED TO BE MODIFIED TO PREVENT INJURIES WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Whirlpool Corporation of Benton Harbor, Michigan, today announced a modification program involving numerous Sears Kenmore canister vacuum cleaners. The motor in some of these cleaners has an opening which exposes moving parts when the canister is opened, the motor filter removed, and when the motor is running. These moving parts may cause severe lacerations or amputations to fingers placed in the opening. There have been 19 serious injuries involving these motor openings. Since 1976, approximately 1.3 million of these canister vacuums were sold nationwide through Sears, Roebuck & Co. stores and catalogs under the Kenmore name and model number. Models with various features sold for between $50 and $280. An easy-to-install, stick-on motor safety screen kit which covers the opening on top of the motor is being…
ProductVacuum Cleaners/Sweepers
ProductSears Kenmore canister vacuum cleaners

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1987: not given
CPSC recalls of 1987
49
Recalls of 1987 with one of the same hazards
18%
Recalls of 1987 in the category Vacuum Cleaners/Sweepers
4%

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 87014. https://recallregister.com/product/4687-sears-kenmore-vacuum-cleaners-repair-by-whirlpool/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

Sources

Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 87014 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 87014 has no incident or injury text.