Stealth vacuum cleaners
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 12, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Sep 12, 2013the latest report was made
- Sep 12, 2013the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Stealth
- Maker
- MD ManufacturingMakers, 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 |
|---|---|
| September 2013 | 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 Sep 12, 2013, sent to the company Sep 23, 2013, published by CPSC Oct 23, 2013
The product, in the report: Central vacuum electric power hose and power head
I purchased the Stealth central vacuum hose and power head kit manufactured/distributed by MD Manufacturing in Bakersfield, CA, in 2007. The kit included the electric power head and central vacuum hose with electric cord pigtail. I have used this several times a week for the last 6 years- it had worked fine and without any problems until the beginning of this week. The unit worked great until earlier this week when electric sparks came out of the pistol grip handle where it attached to the electric contacts in the power head wand. The unit started to flame until I shut the power switch off. The black plastic housing around the electric contacts in the pistol grip melted and left a melted plastic residue on the upright wand’s electric contacts. The unit is now unusable and would be unsafe in any event. I eMailed MD Manufacturing to let them know of this safety hazard and asked for the name of a person I should contact. This was several days ago and, given the serious nature of th is problem, I think it is terrible that I have yet to hear back from them - even an acknowledgement of my eMail would have been nice.
I am attaching a photo of the pistol grip and the electric switch/contact assembly which show the burn marks.
- Bought from
- Marrs Inc., Tennessee
- Bought
- Apr 11, 2007
- Where
- Chocowinity, North Carolina: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 71, Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Stealth, made or sold by MD Manufacturing
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.