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.
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.