Product
Kenmore Kenmore 796. 91383410
Category
Kitchen Appliance
Report number
20200915-0DF24-2147369775
Ownership age
About 3 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20200915-0DF24-2147369775. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Kenmore Kenmore 796. 91383410 (Kenmore 91383 7.4 cu. ft. Gas Dryer in Stainless Steel-Works Model Kenmore 796. 91383410 Item includes room of choice delivery, unboxing, item hook-up (including required parts) and free optional haul-away at checkout Dual Sensor Dry uses 2 moisture sensors to monitor dryness levels throughout the cycle and to adjust temperature and dry. Steam Refresh and Touch Up cycles help release wrinkles and freshen up outfits without needing a full wash cycle . Sanitize cycle. Express cycle can get small loads of 2-3 items done in 15 minutes Wrinkle Guard option Gas dryer requires gas supply line and 110V grounded electrical outlet. Please confirm that you�ve selected the correct fuel type before completing purchase. Comes with Standard rear venting. Item dimensions are length 29.89 by width 27.0 by height 39.0 inches. Measure the available space to ensure the item will fit. Get a perfect match with the Kenmore 41303 4.5 cu. ft. Front-Load Washer . Each sold separately.). Incident: Fire started inside in our Kenmore 91383 7.4 cu. ft. Gas Dryer on 9.9.2020. I had load of dried clothes inside of the dryer and put it on a 10 minute wrinkle release cycle to grab a shirt out of the dryer to wear. When the cycle was complete; I grabbed the t-shirt out of the dryer and shut the door. The dryer was off at this point. About 1 hour later, there was a subtle burning smell in the house. But I determined it was inconclusive, as nothing was powered on/ the stove was off/ and also, I live in California where there are currently fires burning. I decided it was the smell of the fires in California and left the house/ as I couldn't locate where the smell was coming from. Approx. 30 minutes later, my husband arrived home from a work interview. He also detected a subtle burning smell but also had the same conclusion as I, because again, nothing was turned on
Official report number: 20200915-0DF24-2147369775. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.