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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 110.79132413

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20120413-2F26B-1243210

Ownership age

About 36 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20120413-2F26B-1243210. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Kenmore 110.79132413. Source model text: 110.69622800. Incident: The consumer says his dryer was running but not putting out heat to dry the clothes. The consumer called a repairman who showed him the board was melted and burned. The consumer feels fortunate that there was not a fire in the home because of it. The repairman ordered a new board and parts for replacement. He says the power chord where it hooks on to the board are also burned and melted.

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.

Official report number: 20120413-2F26B-1243210. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.