Vitamix is recalling about 105,000 Ascent and Venturist Series 8-ounce and 20-ounce blending containers in the United States and about 5,300 in Canada.
The containers can separate from the blade’s base exposing the blades, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
Vitamix has received 11 reports of lacerations when consumers’ hands came in contact with exposed blades.
This recall involves Ascent and Venturist series 8-ounce and 20-ounce blending containers with blade date codes March 2018 (“03-18”) or earlier. Date codes are in the format MM-YY; for example, March 2018 is “03-18.” If the blade base is marked on the bottom with a green or orange dot, the container has already been repaired.
The Vitamix logo is printed on the blending container. The blade date code is laser-etched onto the top of the blade in the blade base. The products have a clear container and a black blade base and were sold separately and with Vitamix Venturist Model 1200 blenders.
The Vitamix blending containers were sold at Costco, Williams-Sonoma nationwide, and online at www.vitamix.com from April 2017 through July 2018. The cost was between $24 and $500 for the blender and blending container.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled blending containers and contact Vitamix for a free repair kit, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advise. Vitamix is sending repair kits to consumers it can identify.
For more information, call Vitamix at 888-847-8842 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, visit http://www.vitamix.com and click on Customer Service and Voluntary Recalls, or go to www.recallrtr.com/blender.
For details on other recalls, see www.recalls.gov.
