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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

Haier HW80-B14636N (prior Haier unit)

Category

Washing Machine

Report number

20181009-90D14-2147385118

Ownership age

About 6 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Stopped working / malfunction

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20181009-90D14-2147385118. Severity: Injury, Level of care not known. Matched catalog product: Haier HW80-B14636N (prior Haier unit). Incident: Haier fridge controls stopped working (or never worked)and unit fails to self defrost. Inside coil froze up and entombed non-waterproof wiring connector in ice. So much ice that drawers would no longer close properly. When attempting to close door, coil was pierced and released refrigerant. Operator was removed from area and complained of headache. Unit removed from service pending factory service.

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: 20181009-90D14-2147385118. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.