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Vizio E420i-B0

7 source-linked failure reports. Most reported: Structural / mechanical failure. Typical failure around 2.3 yr.

Reliability signal C · Early signal · data confidence Low

7 confirmed failure reports

Reliability summary

What is likely to go wrong, when it happens, and how expensive it can be — from source-linked failure reports. Counts are reports in our database, not a population failure rate.

Reliability signal

C

7 confirmed failure reports · Early signal · Data confidence: Low

Most common issue
Structural / mechanical failure
Typical first failure
2.3 yr
Median of confirmed reports with timing
Median repair cost
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What breaks?

Failure types

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  • Structural / mechanical failure4 · 57.1%
  • Product safety incident2 · 28.6%
  • Electrical shock / short1 · 14.3%

When does it break?

Failure timing

Months after purchase, using reports that included timing.

What does it cost?

Reported repair costs

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Median months to failure

28

Failure reports

7

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Product safety incident

Televisions (572)

3 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 28, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20140808-5FEAA-2147442150. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Matched catalog product: Vizio E420i-B0. Source model text: Vizio 42" Class 1080P LED Smart HDTV - E420I-B0. Incident: I received an email about my television being recalled and wanted to inform you that about a month ago, my television fell over on me! I thought it was my husbands fault until I read the email I just received. When the TV fell on me, I hurt my knees an bruised my legs.

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Months until failure

3 months

Repair cost

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Manufacturer warranty

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Extended warranty

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Support helpful

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Would recommend

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AI extraction confidence

92%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

Discussion

Product safety incident

Televisions (572)

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 28, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20200909-AA2D7-2014096. Matched catalog product: Vizio E420i-B0. Incident: Ever since I got my Vizio 42 Inch Smart TV Model number E420i-B0 S/N LAQAPTAQ 0801718 I fell in love with it instantly and so we used books to keep it from tipping over because it lightly swayed. Which was at the time a minor annoyance in comparison to the quality of the television. Unfortunately there came a day when we needed the books, so we remove them and no longer noticed the light swaying. Figuring the problem solved itself, we left it unsupported.

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Months until failure

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Repair cost

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Manufacturer warranty

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Extended warranty

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Support helpful

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Would recommend

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AI extraction confidence

92%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

Discussion

Structural / mechanical failure

Televisions (572)

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 28, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20200312-9C449-2147374392. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Vizio E420i-B0. Source model text: E420i. Incident: I just learned about the recall to fix the Visio model T4 20 I I�ve had a tip over many times unfortunately this last time it fell over and it shattered the screen I would like to get a replacement if possible

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Months until failure

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Repair cost

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Repaired

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Manufacturer warranty

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Extended warranty

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Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

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AI extraction confidence

92%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

Discussion

Structural / mechanical failure

Televisions (572)

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 28, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20160327-AB818-2147420661. Severity: Unspecified. Matched catalog product: Vizio E420i-B0. Source model text: E420i BO. Incident: The power cord attached to our Vizio TV model #E420i BO dropped off of the TV. While plugging it back in I heard a crack and the TV fell off of the base. If not for the fact that another person was standing nearby the TV may have fallen over.

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Months until failure

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Repair cost

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Manufacturer warranty

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Extended warranty

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Support helpful

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Would recommend

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AI extraction confidence

92%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

Discussion

Structural / mechanical failure

Televisions (572)

12 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 22, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20150625-29D6B-2147430797. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Vizio E420i-B0. Incident: We own the Vizio 42 " tv Model E420i-B0. My husband caught the tv as it began falling off the stand. The prongs in the stand were all broken (plastic pieces snapped). The tv is not broken, but we have reported it to Vizio. He noticed it was lilting/leaning a little bit before, and went to inspect it when the tv began to fall down.

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Months until failure

12 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

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Manufacturer warranty

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Extended warranty

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Support helpful

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Would recommend

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AI extraction confidence

92%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

Discussion

Structural / mechanical failure

Televisions (572)

44 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 22, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20171229-D3FE7-2147394199. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Vizio E420i-B0. Incident: I purchased a Vizio E420i-B0 television on Amazon.com on April 27, 2014. While moving the TV to adjust connections in the back, I noticed the TV seemed tippy on its stand. Subsequently, the TV broke off its stand and tumbled onto the floor when I closed a door on the wall unit it was located on, breaking the top and right side screen frame. I now see that there is a recall issued on this TV stand. I've contacted Vizio to see how they will rectify the damage.

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Months until failure

44 months

Repair cost

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Repaired

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Manufacturer warranty

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Extended warranty

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Support helpful

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Would recommend

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AI extraction confidence

92%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

Discussion

Electrical shock / short

Televisions (572)

81 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 16, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20210305-DAB40-2147365525. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Vizio E420i-B0 (Vizio 42 inch flat screen smart TV, model# E420i-B0. M Model E420i-B0). Incident: I was watching my then, month old Vizio E420i-B0 smart TV in my then living room, by myself. Before my very eyes, the television tipped forward on its face and broke. I was confused and shocked by what had happened. I had never seen a TV just fall over on its own in my life! My first thought was "they're never going to believe that it fell on it's own like that!". The next morning I called Vizio to tell them what happened. I was obviously very upset, I had just paid about $500 for a TV that I only got to use for a month. As I expected, Vizio said although the TV was still under warranty, it wasnt covered. "Televisions don't fall over without help," Said [REDACTED] from Vizio. Which means that the damage is a result of customer negligence and not covered under the manufacturers warranty. Right, of course not. Well, like a fool, I bought another Vizio, definitely not my finest moment, but that is a whole different conversation so we'll leave that one alone! Anyways, fast forward to present day. By the time we get to 2021, I will have purchased and ultimately regretted said purchase of four Vizio Tvs, and a Vizio 5 piece surround sound and sound bar system. Finally, after wasting $3000 on Vizio products that last somewhere between one month and 12 months, I grew a brain and realized I needed to find out what was going on with Vizio. How can I spend that much money on 5 Vizio products and the last time any of them worked was a year and a half ago? That's nonsensical! Ive been rather distracted by the pandemic, but I am paying attention now. When I started to look into things, I

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Months until failure

81 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

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Manufacturer warranty

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Extended warranty

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Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

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AI extraction confidence

88%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

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