SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20260603-6773C-2147318050. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Electrolux EFME627UIW. Source model text: EFME627UIW0. Incident: An Electrolux front-load electric dryer, model EFME627UIW0 (600 series), approximately 7 years old, experienced an internal electrical fire during normal residential laundry use. A household member noticed a burning smell coming from the dryer during operation and immediately turned it off and unplugged it. Upon inspection after the unit failed to power on, significant fire damage was discovered inside the dryer cabinet. The damage included a completely melted and charred wiring harness connector at the control board, scorched and melted anti-vibration pads, and soot damage to surrounding internal components. The failure appears to be an arc fault at a control board connector. There were no physical injuries. The quick response of the household member in shutting down the appliance prevented what could have been a more serious fire event. Photos of the damage have been retained.