Bosch SMZPCJB1UC

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20260524-C09ED-2147318752. Severity: No Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Bosch SMZPCJB1UC. Source model text: SHX78B75UC. Incident: The breaker on my Bosch dishwasher tripped and would reset. Pulling out the dishwasher I discovered that the Bosch provided electrical junction box with attached power cord was burned inside and the center terminal had melted. The dishwasher was working since install 2.5 years ago. The connections in the junction box were not loose.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20240826-45989-2147336912. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Bosch SMZPCJB1UC. Source model text: Model #SMZPCJB1UC. Incident: Bosch 800 Series dishwasher professionally installed with the Bosch Plug and Junction Box ( Bosch Dishwasher Appliance Power Cord with Junction Box Model #SMZPCJB1UC) on 2/28/2022. Junction box shorted and burned up causing a fire hazard.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20251125-E4D50-2147326113. Severity: No Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Bosch SMZPCJB1UC. Incident: Bosch dishwasher power junction box has signs of electrical fire including melted wires and plastic, and blackened plastic on the inside of the case. The unit was purchased from Home Depot and installed by professional installers in July 2022. There were no issues with the dishwasher until this occurred. The dishwasher is run over night, so no one was awake to smell if there was smoke or other signs of fire.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20220811-62EC1-2147354461. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Bosch SMZPCJB1UC. Incident: A fire burned within the junction box (model SMZPCJB1UC) for my Bosch 500-series dishwasher. There are multiple reports of this happening both on this website and in forums such as this: [REDACTED]. Bosch has claimed this is due to an installation issue, but it appears the frequent occurrence of these fires means either there is a design flaw in the box itself that causes the fires to start and/or they are designed in a way to make "proper" installation very difficult.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20250327-9D65A-2147332291. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Bosch SMZPCJB1UC (Bosch 4-1/4-ft 13-Amp Gray Dishwasher Appliance Power Cord with Junction Box.). Incident: Bosch 4-1/4-ft 13-Amp Gray Dishwasher Appliance Cord with Junction Box (Model No. SMZPCJB1UC) overheated, burning and melting all non-metallic internal components including wire insulation. This was an optional purchase in conjunction with a new Bosch dishwasher. Homeowner became aware of the issue after the unit tripped the breaker switch which would continuously trip when reset. Post-event inspection of the junction box revealed that all wire connections were still intact and well secured. Usage of the Bosch 800-sesries dishwasher (and, thus, the junction box that failed) was light residential for a household of 2 senior adults (2-3 cycles per week). No injuries were sustained and property damage was limited to the internal components of the junction box and connecting wires. Damage to the wires was primarily inside the box with some darkening from overheating of the wire sheathing in both directions outside the box.