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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 795-77314-6000

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20120402-FD543-1241106

Ownership age

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

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20120402-FD543-1241106. Matched catalog product: Kenmore 795-77314-6000. Source model text: 79577314600. Incident: The consumer wanted to illustrate that her side by side refrigerator is a potential fire hazard as the light bulb on the inside of the refrigerator will stay on when the door is closed. The consumer stated that the light bulb has melted and warped the housing of the light bulb. The consumer stated that the bulb has not yet burned out. The bulb did blacken from the intense heat and is still intact. The light bulb in fixture was an unknown amount of watts.

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Official report number: 20120402-FD543-1241106. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.