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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

20170226-7C481-2147405686

Ownership age

About 61 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20170226-7C481-2147405686. Matched catalog product: Coby COBY TFDVD170 Portable DVD Players With Built-in TV Tuner. Source model text: TFDVD1973. Incident: My Coby TFDVD1973 19 inch television set went up in flames this morning. I was fortunate that I wasn't injured and my house didn't burn down, but I have a lot of smoke damage. There was no power surge or any electrical system issue, all other electronics in the house are fine. The Coby TV, which was powered on, just made a lot of noise, started shooting up black smoke, and then lit up in flames. I just barely prevented the curtains from catching fire.

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Official report number: 20170226-7C481-2147405686. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.