Ingersoll Rand air compressors
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Apr 24, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Apr 24, 2012the latest report was made
- Apr 24, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Ingersoll Rand
- Maker
- INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANYMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Air compressorsOn their ownCPSC’s product type: Air Compressors (Separate) (code 823), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| April 2012 | 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 Apr 24, 2012, sent to the company Aug 10, 2012, published by CPSC Aug 24, 2012
The product, in the report: Stationary air compressor
The consumer stated that he was using the air compressor for approximately 10 minutes and suddenly starter hearing a popping sound. The consumer stated the safety valve was making that noise alarming him that the pressure had increased to high. The consumer quickly proceeded to press the off lever, the lever failed to turn the compressor off. The consumer had to turn it off from the circuit breaker.
The consumer stated that normally the compressor goes up to a pressure of 135 psi and shuts off, and then it decreased to approximately 110 psi and turns back on. The consumer is concern because that product should let the consumer turn off the compressor, and it failed to do that. The consumer was not injured and there were no damages to his home.
The manufacturer stated that the compressor switch fused together and that’s the reason why the machine stayed on. They informed him that there is a new design switch that the consumer was supposed to upgrade to. They informed him that he needed to upgrade to the Kit # 46818555.
They are informing the consumer that he would need to pay 117 dollars for the new kit.
The consumer believes that this is dangerous because it could be a fire hazard.
- Model
- Stationary air compressor /
SS5-E - Serial number
- 0611170264
- Bought from
- Tractor Supply Company, Indiana
- Bought
- Jan 11, 2007
- Where
- Hebron, Indiana: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Ingersoll Rand, made or sold by INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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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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