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Product

Whirlpool Model #wrf767sdhz 26.8 cu ft 3 door French door re

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20180605-4239B-2147387540

Ownership age

About 17 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20180605-4239B-2147387540. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Whirlpool Model #wrf767sdhz 26.8 cu ft 3 door French door re. Source model text: WHM53520cs. Incident: Micro wave WHM 53520cs gave a door close notice on display then blew fuse and tripped breaker in home fuse box. replaced fuse and it failed again. This was purchased from Lowes in January 2017 for our new home, along with Whirlpool Fridge and Dishwasher. We have researched and found this model is on recall list for possible fire hazard. We registered the purchase online on install date of 02/17/17.

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.
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