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Official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission consumer incident report from the SaferProducts.gov public database. Use the verification links below to confirm the record on SaferProducts.gov or via the public database export.

Product

Kenmore 20232 (Type 587-20)

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20110516-C09F3-2147479128

Ownership age

Not stated

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20110516-C09F3-2147479128. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Kenmore 20232 (Type 587-20). Source model text: Quietguard model #587.15182401. Incident: I was called to investigate a fire in my capacity of Code Enforcement Officer for my Town. I found that a dishwasher had caught fire while in use. The damage to the home was minor, but the dishwasher was substantially destroyed. There was no harm to any of the residents.

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Official report number: 20110516-C09F3-2147479128. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.