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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

Sony KF-42WE610

Category

TV

Report number

20140508-5E0AC-2147444725

Ownership age

About 120 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20140508-5E0AC-2147444725. Severity: Unspecified. Matched catalog product: Sony KF-42WE610. Incident: I currently have a Sony KF-42WE610 Projection TV and was never notified by Sony that there was a issue with the TV lamp overheating. it has caused damaged to my TV, causing the bulb door melted and not able to replace lamp. The Sony TV was registered and not once was i informed about this serious issue. This issue is a fire hazard in my home.

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: 20140508-5E0AC-2147444725. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.