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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

Sears Sears Kenmore Elite Washer Model #11031633611

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20130121-48957-2147459659

Ownership age

About 66 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20130121-48957-2147459659. Matched catalog product: Sears Sears Kenmore Elite Washer Model #11031633611. Source model text: 795.77552600. Incident: Light in refrigerator do not turn off and melted the plastic housing. It caused the out side top of refrigerator to become hot enough to cause a fire if a flammable had been stored on top. I called sears to report problem and was told they have no way to answer questions about my concerned.

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: 20130121-48957-2147459659. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.