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Product

Sears Sears Kenmore Elite Washer Model #11031633611

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20200216-2D468-2147374804

Ownership age

About 96 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20200216-2D468-2147374804. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Sears Sears Kenmore Elite Washer Model #11031633611. Source model text: Elite 106.51143110. Incident: Freezer door 120V wires broken and exposed conductors due to fatigue. Freezer door opening and closing flexes the wires until the insulation fails and then the conductors short out. This could cause a fire. Short tripped breaker.

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Official report number: 20200216-2D468-2147374804. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.