Maytag dishwashers
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Maytag Corporation is inspecting and repairing certain Maytag brand dishwashers manufactured between March 1994 and January 1995 due to a faulty electrical component in the base of the unit that can overheat and potentially cause a fire. The affected models have serial numbers ending in KF, KH, KK, KM, KQ, KS, KU, KW, KY, KZ, or MB. Maytag has received 142 reports of component failures, including one confirmed fire with minor property damage, though no injuries have been reported. Most failures occurred within the first eight months of installation.
According to the record, affected consumers should check their dishwasher's serial number, which is located in the upper left corner of the dishwasher tub just below the countertop. Consumers with one of these dishwashers can call Maytag Customer Service toll-free at (800) 462-9267 to arrange for inspection and repair at no charge, or write to Maytag Customer Service, P.O. Box 8021, Cleveland, TN 37320-8021. Maytag recommends that consumers who choose to continue using their dishwashers before inspection do so only while at home and attending to the appliance. Maytag will also mail notices to consumers whose dishwashers are included in the program.
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Fire & Fire-Related Burn
October 17, 1995 Release # 96-005 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Maytag Corporation, of Newton, Iowa., is inspecting and repairing dishwashers with a component that can fail during use. This small electrical component, located in the base of the unit, can malfunction, overheat, and in rare circumstances, cause a fire. Maytag has received 142 reports of component failures, including one confirmed fire that involved minor property damage. Maytag reports that most of the failures have occurred within the first eight months of the dishwasher's installation. The company will focus its inspection efforts on these dishwashers that it believes to be most at risk for component failure. There have been no reports of injuries resulting from the electrical component failures. Maytag Corporation is inspecting and repairing at no charge to consumers certain Maytag brand dishwashers that carry serial numbers ending in one of the following pairs of letters: KF, KH, KK, KM, KQ, KS, KU, KW, KY, KZ, or MB. Maytag will mail notices to consumers whose dishwashers are to be inspected. Maytag manufactured a total of 553,000 dishwashers with the component from March 1994 through January 1995. Maytag dealers and other retailers sold these dishwashers nationwide from April 1994 to October 1995.Consumers should check their dishwasher's serial number to determine if it may be part of the inspection and repair program. The serial number is located in the upper left corner of the dishwasher tub, just below the countertop. Consumers who have one of these dishwashers can call Maytag Customer Service toll-free at (800) 462-9267 to arrange for their dishwasher to be inspected, or they can write the company at Maytag Customer Service, P.O. Box 8021, Cleveland, TN 37320-8021. Maytag recommends that, if consumers choose to continue to use their dishwashers prior to the inspection, they should do so only while at home, attending to the appliance.Maytag media inquiries should be directed to Tom Schwartz, Director Corporate Communications, at (515) 791-6342
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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