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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

20130928-A882C-2147451423

Ownership age

About 16 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Structural / mechanical failure

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20130928-A882C-2147451423. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: LG WT4801CW. Source model text: WT 4801 CW. Incident: LG WASHING MACHINE, 1 YEAR 3 MONTHS OLD. ON NORMAL CYCLE, WASHING TOWELS. 1 HOUR LATER WALKED INTO LAUNDRY ROOM AND GLASS TOP WAS SHATTERED. NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING FALLING ON IT OR ANYTHING INSIDE THE WASHER (BUT TOWELS) TO AIDE IN BREAKAGE.

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Official report number: 20130928-A882C-2147451423. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.