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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

LG WT4801CW

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20130202-E07A5-2147459160

Ownership age

About 6 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Structural / mechanical failure

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20130202-E07A5-2147459160. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: LG WT4801CW. Source model text: LG Waveforce wt-4801cw. Incident: LG washer model wt4801cw literally blew its top last week. Huge sound like an explosion, top blown off all sides are now bowed out and drum has fallen all parts broken. Luckily no one was in the laundry room at the time.

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.
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Official report number: 20130202-E07A5-2147459160. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.