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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

Maytag MER8700DS1

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20240823-C6FFA-2147336989

Ownership age

About 79 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20240823-C6FFA-2147336989. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Maytag MER8700DS1. Source model text: MER8700DS. Incident: My Maytag MER8700DS oven exploded with loud noise and blue light that turned to fire inside the oven while it was preheating. Afterwards a hole in the cavity of the oven was noticed.

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: 20240823-C6FFA-2147336989. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.