Vitamix recalls almost 570,000 blender parts

Ramishah Maruf, CNN

New York (CNN) — Parts of a pricey blender that tin costs up to $990 tin origin heavy cuts, Vitamix announced successful an expanded callback Thursday — but don’t expect a refund.

After dozens of reports of lacerations from exposed blades, Vitamix announced a callback of astir 569,000 blending containers and leaf bases for its high-powered blenders. It expands connected an extended callback already issued successful 2018 for immoderate of nan astir costly and well-known blenders connected nan market.

The callback said that nan instrumentality tin abstracted from nan leaf guidelines and tin expose nan blades. Twenty-seven group person reported lacerations to Vitamix, which includes 11 reports from a 2018 callback that affected much than 100,000 units.

Vitamix is not offering replacements aliases a refund. All affected customers should instantly extremity utilizing nan recalled parts, nan institution said, and interaction Vitamix for a repair kit. The repair kit includes a protective integrative shroud to put complete nan leaf guidelines arsenic good arsenic further instructions.

CNN has reached retired to Vitamix for further remark connected nan recall.

Vitamix instructed customers who repaired their blenders successful nan 2018 callback to extremity utilizing those blender parts arsenic well.

The callback affects each Ascent and Venturist Series 8-ounce blending containers, 20-ounce blending containers, and leaf bases.

Faulty leaf bases and blending containers whitethorn person been sold separately, according to nan callback posted connected nan Consumer Product Safety Commission website.

“The clear containers and achromatic leaf bases are included pinch definite Vitamix Venturist and Ascent Series blenders, specified arsenic nan Venturist V1200, Ascent A2300, Ascent A2500, Ascent A3300, and Ascent A3500 blenders; and besides sold separately, arsenic sets, aliases bundles successful various configurations,” nan callback said.

Ascent blenders tin unit for up to $749.95 and nan Venturist V1200 tin unit for up to $549.95 connected nan Vitamix website. The bundles costs moreover much and adhd to nan guidelines price, bringing nan full to astir $1,000.

The pricey blenders were sold astatine Costco, Best Buy, Crate & Barrel, Macy’s, Target, Williams Sonoma, Walmart and specialty stores from April 2017 done May 2024. Amazon, Vitamix and QVC besides sold nan products online.