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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

Samsung Flex Wash Model# WV60M990AV1A5 02

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20150112-BB676-2147436597

Ownership age

About 18 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Explosion / rupture

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20150112-BB676-2147436597. Matched catalog product: Samsung Flex Wash Model# WV60M990AV1A5 02. Source model text: Top Load Washer, Model Number WA50F9A6DSW/A2. Incident: [REDACTED] was severely injured by a washing machine which exploded from suspected mechanical failure in or about October 2013. The washer had been purchased in or about June 2013.

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: 20150112-BB676-2147436597. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.