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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

LG DLG7401WE

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20240401-3AB28-4684857

Ownership age

About 1 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20240401-3AB28-4684857. Matched catalog product: LG DLG7401WE. Incident: The consumer indicates that that the pipes of his dryer do not couple correctly as there is a space between them so lint will build up and create a serious fire hazard. The unit has two females parts, which creates a major leakage at the exhaust. The consumer notes that it is only a matter of using the correct pipe to address the hazard.

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.
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Official report number: 20240401-3AB28-4684857. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.