{
  "schema_version": "0.1.0",
  "id": 10845,
  "recall_number": "26595",
  "slug": "26595-rowenta-recalls-cordless-vacuum-cleaners-due-to-risk",
  "title": "Rowenta Recalls Cordless Vacuum Cleaners Due to Risk of Serious Injury from Fire and Burn Hazards",
  "description": "This recall involves cordless vacuum cleaners with a recalled lithium-ion battery that is housed in the handle of the device. The vacuum is sold in red, black and silver. There are two models, X-Force Flex 14.60 Animal, model number RH99A2U1 and X-Force Flex 15.60 Animal, model number RH99F2U1. The Versatile X-Force's lithium-ion battery model number is ZR0097U2 with a date code that begins with either 23 or 24. The batteries were sold separately or with the vacuum cleaners.",
  "recall_date": "2026-07-02",
  "last_publish_date": "2026-07-03",
  "official_url": "https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Rowenta-Recalls-Cordless-Vacuum-Cleaners-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-from-fire-and-Burn-Hazards",
  "consumer_contact": "Rowenta toll-free at 800-769-3682 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at https://www.rowentausa.com/recall-campaign-xforceor http://www.rowentausa.com and click on \"Recalls\" at the bottom of the page for more information.",
  "products": [
    {
      "name": "Rowenta Cordless Vacuum Cleaners with lithium-ion battery",
      "description": "",
      "model": "",
      "type": "",
      "categoryid": "",
      "numberofunits": "About 3,660"
    }
  ],
  "hazards": [
    "The recalled lithium-ion battery in the vacuum cleaner can overheat and ignite, posing a risk of serious injury from fire and burn hazards."
  ],
  "remedies": [
    "Consumers should stop using the vacuum immediately and remove the recalled lithium-ion battery from the handle. Visit the company's website at https://www.rowentausa.com/recall-campaign-xforce to register for the recall. Consumers will be asked to upload a photograph of the model number and date code for the battery. Upon verification that the battery is recalled, the firm will send a free replacement lithium-ion battery to the consumer. Consumers will be asked to dispose of the lithium-ion battery in accordance with local and state regulations. Note: Do not throw this recalled lithium-ion battery or device in the trash, the general recycling stream (e.g., street-level or curbside recycling bins), or used battery recycling boxes found at various retail and home improvement stores. Recalled lithium-ion batteries must be disposed of differently than other batteries, because they present a greater risk of fire. Your municipal household hazardous waste (HHW) collection center may accept this recalled lithium-ion battery or device for disposal. Before taking your battery or device to a HHW collection center, contact that office ahead of time and ask whether it accepts recalled lithium-ion batteries. If it does not, contact your municipality for further guidance."
  ],
  "remedy_options": [
    "Repair"
  ],
  "injuries": [
    "The firm has received two reports of the lithium-ion battery overheating or not charging and an additional 65 reports globally. No injuries have been reported."
  ],
  "retailers": [
    "Williams Sonoma, Crate & Barrel and online at Rowenta.com, Shopify.com, Amazon.com and Walmart.com from July 2023 through January 2026 for between $250 and $550."
  ],
  "countries": [
    "France",
    "China"
  ],
  "upcs": [],
  "images": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/forceflex-1.png",
      "caption": "X-Force Flex vacuum cleaner (red, black and silver) that has the recalled lithium-ion battery in the handle"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/forceflex-2.png",
      "caption": "The recalled Versatile X-Force lithium-ion battery, model ZR0097U2"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/forceflex-3.png",
      "caption": "Location of model number, ZR0097U2, and date code starting with either 23 or 24 (affected batteries were manufactured before December 2024) on the back of the recalled battery"
    }
  ],
  "urgency": "high",
  "audience_tags": [
    "electronics"
  ],
  "immediate_action": "stop_using",
  "retrieved_at": "2026-08-21T04:54:04+00:00",
  "derivations": {
    "urgency": "Keyword heuristic; not an official CPSC classification.",
    "audience_tags": "Keyword heuristic over official title, description, hazard, and remedy text.",
    "immediate_action": "Keyword heuristic over official remedy text; read the official remedy."
  }
}