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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

Generac Generator G0070431; Transfer switch

Category

Lawn Equipment

Report number

20110816-A1C9E-2147476195

Ownership age

About 60 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20110816-A1C9E-2147476195. Matched catalog product: Generac Generator G0070431; Transfer switch. Source model text: c2237. Incident: This involves a electrical transfer switch on an emergency generator. During operation one of the electrical coils which switches the power from the utility source to the generator suddenly burns up and catches fire.

This is a consumer incident report published on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by people outside of CPSC. It is not automatically an official recall or manufacturer admission.
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Official report number: 20110816-A1C9E-2147476195. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.