I agree with Rathji, belt or motor.
The belt is the most obvious and easy to fix even for a non-mechanical guy (that'd be me). I'd look at the belt first and see if it is broken (snapped or frayed) or off-track (like often happens in a vacuum rug brusher thingie when you have in-laws coming over in 15 mins and it'll take you another 10 to vacuum the mess your kids left everywhere...not that I've experienced this).
But the motor is something you'd need mechanical inclination to attempt. I'd call in an expert for that.
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