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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

Kenmore 20232 (Type 587-20)

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20171019-90837-2147396674

Ownership age

About 166 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Overheating

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20171019-90837-2147396674. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Kenmore 20232 (Type 587-20). Source model text: 587.16079201. Incident: The undercounter Kenmore dishwasher had the control panel start to burn. This happened while the dishwasher was not in use. All of the components behind the buttons are burnt and the plastic housing around the control paneled has started to melt.

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: 20171019-90837-2147396674. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.