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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

Bosch Dishwasher

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20200911-934BB-2147369869

Ownership age

About 10 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20200911-934BB-2147369869. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Bosch Dishwasher. Source model text: Banchmark Dishwasher. Incident: The electric switch inside the junction box that came with my Bosch dishwasher caught fire and melted. This is the same problem that has occurred in other models that were recalled, only my particular machine is not listed among the effected dishwashers. The serial number is SHX87PW55N/11. This is very dangerous and could have caused a fire in my house.

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: 20200911-934BB-2147369869. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.