Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2009-17
Dyson · Domestic vacuum cleaner - DC22 Motorhead Vacuum Cleaner
The product poses a risk of electric shock because the hose on the item carries an electrical cable to the wand and the motorised cleaning head. Five instances have occurred where the hose has become excessively worn, resulting in exposure of electric cables which, if touched by the user, could cause an electric shock.
- Published
- 08 May 2009
- Notifying authority
- United Kingdom
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0591/09
- Model
- DC22 MTHD EU AC – 511-EU- XXXXXX. DC22 MTHD CH AC – 511-CH- XXXXXX.
Classification
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Risk type
- Electric shock
- Country of origin
- Malaysia
Product description
Cylinder-type vacuum cleaner