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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

Samsung destroyed in fire. Most likely WA45H7000AW or WA52

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20180816-F76FA-2147386140

Ownership age

About 39 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Explosion / rupture

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20180816-F76FA-2147386140. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Samsung destroyed in fire. Most likely WA45H7000AW or WA52. Source model text: WA45H7000AW/A2. Incident: My Samsung washing machine exploded during use today. The top flew off and damaged the dryer, the walls and laundry door. The sides of washer exploded and the sheets being washed tore. The explosion was so loud we thought something fell through our roof.

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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Official report number: 20180816-F76FA-2147386140. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.