Roomba vacuum cleaners
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 5, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jan 5, 2020the latest report was made
- Jan 5, 2020the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Roomba
- Maker
- iRobot CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Vacuum cleanersCPSC’s product type: Vacuum Cleaners (code 115), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Home Cleaning Appliances & Equipment
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 2020 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Jan 5, 2020, sent to the company Feb 5, 2020, published by CPSC Feb 20, 2020
The product, in the report: Vacuuming Robot, Designed for carpets, rugs, hard floors. WIFI enabled, Automatic scheduling, 120 minute run time. IROBOT Roomba 980
The IROBOT Roomba 980 series has been having charging issues for a period of time. I started doing some online research and have come across other people having the same issues. Some other people have taken there Roomba apart and have found that the electrical contacts on the bottom side of the Roomba are melted causing them to recess into the unit. I flipped my Roomba over and inspected for this. I found that the one contact has been melted\pushed up into the roomba a good amount. where the other electrical contact is still flat. This to me seams like a fire hazard. Even though this has NOT started a FIRE. I feel like there needs to be something done about this. Because there are alot of reported instances of this in online reviews of multiple different Roomba models. Not just the roomba 980. I contacted Roomba directly this morning and told them about what was going on with it. and also asked if they had any recalls for this happening. They said “ this isn’t a common case but a very common robot “ That too me sounds a bit off. especially after finding multiple reviews with other people having the same problems. Roomba Customer service representative online said they will send out a new roomba and charging station. But will this actually prevent the new roomba from not having melted contacts?? I just feel like this is something that needs to be looked at by a third party. Because the worse case scenario is that a roomba can have a thermal event and cause a fire and burn down your house or apartment. This is why I am filling out this information.
- Model
- Roomba 980
- UPC
- 885155007322
- Serial number
- KYN980021711230104035
- Bought from
- Amazon.com LLC, Washington
- Bought
- Jun 17, 2018
- Where
- Phoenix, Arizona: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Roomba, made or sold by iRobot Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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