afterwarranty
/
InsightsSubmit report

Verified government source

SaferProducts incident

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

Generac Generator G0070431; Transfer switch

Category

Lawn Equipment

Report number

20180810-8A659-2147386248

Ownership age

About 3 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20180810-8A659-2147386248. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Product: Generac Generator G0070431; Transfer switch (Generac Generator 22Kw and Automatic Transfer switch). Incident: I purchased a brand new Generator and automatic transfer switch by Generac and had it installed and activated on 6/21/2018. A power outage occurred on 8/7/2018 and the transfer switch caught on fire when the generator kicked in. The generator kicked in and turned on but never provided any power to my house. The only thing that happened was that the transfer switch caught on fire.

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.
Search SaferProducts.govPublic database export (SPDB.zip)Back to reports

Official report number: 20180810-8A659-2147386248. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.