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Product

Maytag MDB4949SDZ0

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20170828-6E8F4-2147397834

Ownership age

About 1 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Overheating

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20170828-6E8F4-2147397834. Matched catalog product: Maytag MDB4949SDZ0. Source model text: MDB4949SDZ. Incident: Purchased a new Maytag dishwasher on 8/1/2017. Installed on 8/15/2017 During the third or fourth use we noticed an electrical smell coming from the unit. Upon opening the door, there was a two to three inch section of the lower heating element that had burned and melted.

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Official report number: 20170828-6E8F4-2147397834. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.