Product recall · August 9, 2018
Vitamix Recalls Ascent and Venturist Series Blending Containers Due to Laceration Hazard
Hazard: The containers can separate from the blade's base exposing the blades, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
What to do: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled blending containers and contact Vitamix for a free repair kit. Vitamix is sending repair kits to consumers it can identify.
- Recall number
- 18202
- Announced
- Product
- Ascent™ and Venturist™ Series 8-ounce and 20-ounce blending containers
- Manufacturer
- Vita-Mix Corporation, of Cleveland, Ohio
- Made in
- United States
- Affected products
- 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.
- Units
- About 105,000 (In addition, about 5,300 were sold in Canada)
- Incidents / injuries
- Vitamix has received 11 reports of lacerations when consumers' hands came in contact with exposed blades.
- Sold at
- Costco, Williams-Sonoma nationwide and online at www.vitamix.com from April 2017 through July 2018 for between $24 and $500 for the blender and blending container.
- Consumer contact
- Vitamix toll-free at 888-847-8842 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at http://www.vitamix.com and click on Customer Service and Voluntary Recalls or www.recallrtr.com/blender for more information.
- Source
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice 18202
- Last checked
What to do if you own this product
- Stop using the product if the notice tells you to.
- Find the model number, serial number or date code on the product and compare it with the notice.
- Contact the company using the details above for the refund, repair or replacement.
- Report an injury or a safety problem at SaferProducts.gov.
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