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.
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.