Product
Kenmore 110.79132413
Category
Kitchen Appliance
Report number
20180123-5655D-1728466
Ownership age
Not stated
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20180123-5655D-1728466. Matched catalog product: Kenmore 110.79132413. Source model text: 110.87761800. Incident: Caller is reporting that her dryer circuit board overheated and caught fire. She stated that she heard a crackling and then she smelled an odor of electrical fire. She was able to unplug the unit and to contact a service technician. The technician contacted the company and confirmed that the circuit board had melted, they requested that he returned the defective board for a replacement at a cost of $60.
Official report number: 20180123-5655D-1728466. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.