The Emerson Tool Co. is recalling about 208,000 RIDGID wet/dry vacuums in the United States and about 2,600 in Canada
The on/off switch can become dislodged and expose energized wiring, posing a shock hazard to consumers.
No incidents or injuries have been reported.
This recall involves RIDGID NXT wet/dry vacuums, models HD06000, 6-gallon, and HD09000, 9-gallon. The orange and black wet/dry vacuum have four swivel casters, a carrying handle, a hose, and accessories. RIDGID is printed on the front of the vacuum. The model number can be found on a silver product identification label on the back of the vacuum’s powerhead assembly.
The wet/dry vacuums were sold only at the Home Depot stores nationwide and online at www.homedepot.com from March 2018 through July 2018. The cost was about $50 for the 6-gallon wet/dry vacuum and about $60 for the 9-gallon model.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled wet/dry vacuum and contact Emerson Tool Co. for a free replacement wet/dry vacuum powerhead assembly, the company and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advise.
For more information, call Emerson Tool Co. at 888-847-8718 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT.
For details on other recalls, see www.recalls.gov.
