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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

Kenmore 417-93142200

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20130219-4B7E4-2147458653

Ownership age

About 72 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Overheating

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20130219-4B7E4-2147458653. Matched catalog product: Kenmore 417-93142200. Source model text: 417.88042700. Incident: Kenmore Dryer Model Number 417.88042700 Top of cabinet gets so hot as to cause skin burn if you touch it. Will melt plastic too.

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: 20130219-4B7E4-2147458653. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.