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Product

GE Model TFX30PPDBWW

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20121202-1F287-2147461397

Ownership age

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

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20121202-1F287-2147461397. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: GE Model TFX30PPDBWW. Source model text: I don't know. Incident: GE Microwave Model #JES1290SK0. Put a bag of microwave popcorn into microwave. After about 15 seconds, part of the microwave over arched and caught on fire. I turned off the unit and unplugged it. After further investigation, I found the cover over the magtron was arching and catching on fire. I removed the cover and tried the unit and determined the cover was defective and could catch on fire.

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Official report number: 20121202-1F287-2147461397. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.