780,000 Pressure Washers Recalled After Reports Of Explosions

This is the last thing you want to happen when operating a pressure washer.

Several Ryobi pressure washers have been recalled after the machines reportedly exploded while being used.

Ryobi has reported 41 incidents of customers’ pressure washers exploding, which have injured 32 people.

Fox News reported more on the recall:

About 780,000 pressure washers sold at major home improvement retailers nationwide are being recalled after users reported dozens of explosions, according to regulators.

TTI Outdoor Power Equipment’s Ryobi Electric Pressure Washer’s capacitor can overheat and eventually burst, “causing parts to be forcefully ejected, posing a risk of serious injury from impact to the user or bystanders,” according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

About 764,000 were sold in the U.S. and about 16,000 were sold in Canada.

The company has already received 135 reports of capacitors overheating. Of them, there were 41 reported explosions, resulting in 32 injuries, including fractures to the fingers, hands, face and eyes, according to the CPSC.

RECALL ALERT — About 780,000 pressure washers are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada due to a projectile hazard.https://t.co/G3jqtOuHos pic.twitter.com/QSrTXHKoUO

— First Alert 6 (@WOWT6News) August 29, 2025

USA Today provided details on what models were impacted:

The recall involves the following pressure washers:

Model: RY142300 – Electric 2300 PSI Pressure Washer with the following serial numbers:

EU17121D010001 through EU20256N180999

LT20211D140001 through LT21166D090999

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RG22154D090001 through RG23182N140999

Model: RY142711VNM – Electric 2700 PSI Pressure

Washer with the following serial numbers:

LT21411D090001

LT21425D090999