CPSC, RMM Corporation Announce Recall of BLACK CAT® Electric Pressure Washers
Home product recall 05-045. Announced by CPSC on Nov 15, 2004.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 15, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The electric motor in the pressure washer can overheat and melt the housing, possibly igniting nearby flammable materials or exposing live electrical parts.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.
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- How to reach the firm: The firm is out of business. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled pressure washers have a black plastic housing and a BLACK CAT® logo on both sides of the unit. “MCM International,” “Model TW1800” or “Model BC2200” appear on a silver label on the recalled units.
About 30,500 units, as CPSC gives them.
BLACK CAT® Electric Pressure Washer.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Shanghai MeiHao Electric Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China.
- Distributed by RMM Corporation, Eden Prairie, Minn. (since August 15, 2009, calls are being taken by Tricam Industries, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minnesota).
- Target and Menard’s stores sold the recalled pressure washers between March 2002 and September 2002 for about $145.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
RMM and CPSC are aware of fewer than 20 incidents of pressure washers overheating, including one report of damage to a wooden deck. Many of these incidents occurred when the pressure washer was left running and unattended. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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