Tornado vacuum cleaners
1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 13, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- May 13, 2020the latest report was made
- May 13, 2020the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Tornado
- Maker
- TACONY 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 |
|---|---|
| May 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 May 13, 2020, sent to the company Jun 9, 2020, published by CPSC Jun 23, 2020
The product, in the report: Tornado Taskforce CFV 10 HEPA canister vacuum
Purchased several Tornado Vacuum Taskforce CFV 10 HEPA vacuums based on company’s claim of “These units employ a multi-stage filtration process and uses a certified HEPA filter to capture particles down to .03 microns, resulting in a 99.97% efficiency rating.” (see webpage https://tornadovac.com/store/product.aspx?pid=272). Had these vacuums aerosol tested by a certified testing company to verify HEPA specifications and they failed miserably (less than 97% efficiency). While the vacuums contain a certified HEPA filter, the housing for the filter is not designed correctly and does not seal, thereby allowing air to flow around the filter rather than through it. These vacuums are marketed for “health care, abatement, and industrial uses” and claim to be “the answer for containing environmental waste in accordance with strict safety standards, such as the Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Program.. This provides for a dangerous situation of the consumer assuming that the vacuum is removing 99.97% of dangerous particles when it is not.
- Model
- Taskforce CFV 10
- Bought
- Aug 29, 2019, about then
- Where
- Unspecified: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Tornado, made or sold by TACONY CORPORATION
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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Sources
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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.
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