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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

GE wbvh6240fww

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20120627-47CCD-2147466231

Ownership age

About 63 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20120627-47CCD-2147466231. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: GE wbvh6240fww. Incident: GE Front load washing machine Model WBVH6240 is smoking when in the final spin cycle. A repairmen indicated the innertube came unhinged and is rubbing against the cyclinder. This is a fire hazard. I have done research and have found several consumers that have the same issue.

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Official report number: 20120627-47CCD-2147466231. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.