Dirt Devil pretend-play toys
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 22, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 22, 2012the latest report was made
- Aug 22, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Dirt Devil
- Maker
- Creative Designs International, Ltd.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Pretend-play toysToy electronics, tools, housewares and appliancesCPSC’s product type: Pretend Electronics, Tools, Housewares & Appliances (code 5020), in Toys & Children: Toys
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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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Hurt, no treatment Made Aug 22, 2012, sent to the company Sep 7, 2012, published by CPSC Sep 21, 2012
The product, in the report: Dirt Devil D2 Dual Cyclone CHILD’s TOY VACUUM
My son, who is 2 1/2 years old, was playing with the Dirt Devil D2 Reaction Vacuum for children. He absolutely loves pretending to vacuum. However, this weekend, he slipped the tube off the back hook, just like a real vacuum tube would fasten around the back of a real vacuum. He put the tube around his neck and stood up, the vacuum hanging like a necklace across the front of his belly. He managed to walk up to my husband and I making little choking sounds with his face all red. The tube had somehow twisted tightly around his neck and he could not breath. Now, he had never done this before, so we were stunned he’d even thought to do something like this with a toy. My husband cut the tube off. I’m worried another child might not be so lucky.
I called Dirt Devil and got a run around from them. Finally they gave me the number to a company called Creative Designs Unlimited. I got the run around from them too. Finally they gave me another number to their customer service, although whoever answered didn’t answer with any professional greeting. She took my info and said they don’t make this product anymore, and haven’t for years. Which is crazy since this vacuum was bought about a year ago, and they are on the shelves right now in every toy store. She said they are the only makers of the toy. So I was confused on how this could be. She said they had never received a complaint before like this and she would tell the design team about it. I asked her what the design team of a product they supposedly don’t make could do about a toy out there right now. I didn’t get any answers and I’m worried that neither Dirt Devil, or this Creative Designs cares to investigate the danger of this toy, when simply securing or removing the long tube on the back could possibly save a life.
- Model
- None on the toy
- UPC
- None on the toy
- Serial number
- None on the toy
- Bought from
- Target, Texas
- Bought
- Jul 2, 2011, about then
- Where
- Kingwood, Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 2, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Dirt Devil, made or sold by Creative Designs International, Ltd.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.