Product
Pass & Seymour 90601L 14A ([REDACTED])
Category
Home & Garden
Report number
20230214-67EBD-4107277
Ownership age
About 120 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20230214-67EBD-4107277. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Pass & Seymour 90601L 14A ([REDACTED]) (wall light dimmer). Incident: (2/2022): A small flame emitted from around the wall dimmer�s cover plate, while it may have been in the on or off position, can't remember. It�s unknown how long the light had been on. The consumer immediately turned off the electrical power for the dimmer, by tripping the breaker. Next, he removed the dimmer to make sure he stopped the fire, which had ceased. The little IC-Chip inside the dimmer was blackened and it appears that flames were jumping around it, when the fire occurred. There was charring to the wall area and some discoloration to the dimmer wall plate. (2/2022): The consumer called the manufacturer and reported the matter to them and their representative simply said oh, but nothing else transpired. The product is UL Listed 75M8, 120 volts, The consumer is extremely concerned, because this could have led to a house fire.
Official report number: 20230214-67EBD-4107277. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.