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Product

Maytag MVWB835DW4

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20170430-E8D97-2147403905

Ownership age

About 10 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Explosion / rupture

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20170430-E8D97-2147403905. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Maytag MVWB835DW4. Source model text: MVWB835DW. Incident: While washing a king size mattress cover and bed linen, the Maytag MVWB835DW Bravos 5.3 cu. ft. Top Load Washer - White, exploded; the washer machine housing or casing, tub ring, and tub were warped and bent. The explosion caused the washer to be displaced and moved about 2 to 3 feet from its original place at a diagonal angle. The wall and the dryer next to it were damaged. On [REDACTED], I had purchased the washer machine from the Sears store in Brandon, Florida.

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Official report number: 20170430-E8D97-2147403905. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.