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Product

Bosch SHU43C07UC

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20171030-5735B-2147396349

Ownership age

About 175 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20171030-5735B-2147396349. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Matched catalog product: Bosch SHU43C07UC. Source model text: shu43c07uc/14. Incident: Running dishwasher at 8:30 am on 10/23/2017. Electrical fire started in wiring on the lower right side of the washer door. Destroyed dishwasher, burned kitchen cabinets and cracked granite counter from the excessive heat. This was a Bosch shu43c07uc/14 model that was purchased in 2003. Was also subject to a fire hazard recall in 2009. We had the washer supposedly fixed relative to the recall at that time but the unit went up in flames on 10/23/2017.

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: 20171030-5735B-2147396349. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.