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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

Coby COBY TFDVD170 Portable DVD Players With Built-in TV Tuner

Category

TV

Report number

20130918-2D9D5-1355713

Ownership age

About 33 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20130918-2D9D5-1355713. Matched catalog product: Coby COBY TFDVD170 Portable DVD Players With Built-in TV Tuner. Source model text: TFDVD1973. Incident: The consumer stated that the smoke alarm went off. The consumer went to check the bedroom. The consumer saw flames coming out of the top of the TV. The consumer stated that the flames were about 7 inches high to the ceiling.

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: 20130918-2D9D5-1355713. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.