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GE Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: GE Profile™ and GE Monogram® Dishwashers

Units: About 174,000

Manufacturer: GE Appliances & Lighting, of Louisville, Ky.

Hazard: Water condensation can drip onto the electronic control board, causing a short circuit and resulting in an overheated connector. This poses a fire hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: GE has received five reports of fires, four of which caused minor damage to the kitchen countertops where the dishwashers were installed and one caused minor damage to adjacent cabinets and smoke damage to the home. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This recall involves the GE Profile dishwashers manufactured between July 2003 and December 2005 and GE Monogram dishwashers manufactured between January 2004 and December 2006. They were sold in white, black, bisque, stainless steel and with custom panels. The recalled model and serial numbers listed below are located on the inside on the front left side of the dishwasher tubs.

Brand Model Number Begins With: Serial Number Begins With:
GE Profile PDW9200J, PDW9280J MF, RF, SF, TF, VF, ZF, AG, DG, FG, GG, HG, LG, MG, RG, SG, TG,
VG, ZG, AH, DH, FH, GH, HH, LH, MH, RH, SH, TH, VH, ZH
PDW9800J, PDW9880J MF, RF, SF, TF, VF, ZF, AG, DG, FG, GG, HG, LG, MG, RG, SG, TG,
VG, ZG, AH, DH, FH, GH, HH, LH, MH, RH
PDW9700J MF, RF, SF, TF, VF, ZF, AG, DG, FG, GG, HG, LG, MG, RG, SG, TG,
VG, ZG, AH, DH, FH, GH, HH, LH, MH, RH, SH, TH
GE Monogram ZBD6800K00, ZBD6800K01, ZBD6800K03, ZBD6800K10 AG, DG, FG, GG, HG, LG, MG, RG, SG, TG, VG, ZG, AH, DH, FH, GH,
HH, LH, MH, RH, SH, TH, VH, ZH, AL, DL, FL, GL, HL, LL, ML, RL
ZBD6880K00, ZBD6880K01, ZBD6880K03, ZBD6880K10 AG, DG, FG, GG, HG, LG, MG, RG, SG, TG, VG, ZG, AH, DH, FH, GH,
HH, LH, MH, RH, SH, TH, VH, ZH, AL, DL, FL, GL, HL, LL, ML, RL, SL,
TL, VL, ZL
ZBD6890K00, ZBD6890K01, ZBD6890K03, ZBD6890K10 DG, FG, GG, HG, LG, MG, RG, SG, TG, VG, ZG, AH, DH, FH, GH, HH,
LH, MH, RH, SH, TH, VH, ZH, AL, DL, FL, GL, HL, LL, ML, RL, SL
ZBD0700K00, ZBD0700K01, ZBD0700K03, ZBD0700K10 VG, ZG, AH, DH, FH, GH, HH, LH, MH, RH, SH, TH, VH, ZH, AL, DL, FL,
GL, HL, LL, ML, RL, SL
ZBD0710K00, ZBD0710K01, ZBD0710K03, ZBD0710K10 RG, SG, TG, VG, ZG, AH, DH, FH, GH, HH, LH, MH, RH, SH, TH, VH,
ZH, AL, DL, FL, GL, HL, LL, ML, RL, SL, TL, VL

Sold at: Retail stores nationwide, appliance dealers and authorized builder distributors from July 2003 through December 2006 for between $750 and $1,400.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dishwashers, disconnect the electric supply by shutting off the fuse or circuit breaker controlling it and inform all users of the dishwasher about the risk of fire. Contact GE for a free in-home repair or to receive a GE rebate of $200 for the purchase of a new GE Profile dishwasher and a GE rebate of $400 for purchase of a new GE Monogram dishwasher.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact GE toll-free at (877) 275-6840 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the company’s website at www.geappliances.com/recall

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Important Information on Maytag Dishwasher Recall

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

Maytag, Jenn-Air, Amana, Admiral, Crosley, Magic Chef, and Performa by Maytag Dishwasher Recall, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products.Consumers should stop using products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Dishwashers

Units: 1.7 million in the United States and 160,000 in Canada.

Manufacturer: Maytag Corp. of Newton, Iowa or Maytag Corp. of Benton Harbor, Mich.

Hazard: An electrical failure in the dishwasher’s heating element can pose a serious fire hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Maytag has received 12 reports of dishwasher heating element failures that resulted in fires and dishwasher damage, including one report of extensive kitchen damage from a fire. No injuries have been reported.

Description: The recall includes Maytag®, Amana®, Jenn-Air®, Admiral®, Magic Chef®, Performa by Maytag® and Crosley® brand dishwashers with plastic tubs and certain serial numbers. The affected dishwashers were manufactured with black, bisque, white, silver and stainless steel front panels. The brand name is printed on the front of the dishwasher. The model and serial numbers are printed on a label located inside the plastic tub on a tag near the left side of the door opening. Serial numbers will start or end with one of the following sequences:

SERIAL number STARTING with OR SERIAL number ENDING with
NW39, NW40, NW41, NW42, NW43, NW44, NW45,
NW46, NW47, NW48, NW49, NW50, NW51, NW52,
NY01, NY02, NY03, NY04, NY05, NY06, NY07,
NY08, NY09, NY10, NY11, NY12, NY13, NY14,
NY15, NY16, NY17, NY18, NY19		 JC, JE, JG, JJ, JL, JN, JP, JR, JT, JV, JX, LA, LC, LE, LG, LJ, LL, LN, LP, LR, LT, LV, LX, NA, NC, NE, NG, NJ, NL, NN, NP, NR

Click here for more information and to check if your appliance is affected. You can schedule a repair or request a rebate.

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Refrigerator Recall Expanded

Friday, August 28th, 2009

On August 25, 2009 an earlier recall was expanded for refrigerators manufactured by:

Maytag, Jenn-Air, Amana, Admiral, Crosley, Magic Chef, and Performa by Maytag

Follow the link to see if your unit is affected and to get more information.

Go to Refrigerator Recall Information

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Wall Oven Recall

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

GE Profile and Monogram along with Kenmore wall ovens manufactured between October 1, 2002 to December 31, 2003 may have a door latching problem. Read below to get the details and check your model.

GE Recall Hotline: 888-569-1588

Recall to Inspect and Repair Certain GE Wall Ovens

Dear Customer:

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the General Electric Company (GE) is announcing a recall to inspect and repair certain GE®, GE ProfileTM, Monogram® ane Kenmore® wall ovens. According to GE’s records, you have sold some of these products. Please read this Notice carefully and call the GE Hotline if you have records of any persons to whom these ovens were sold.

This recall includes 244,000 wall ovens manufactured from October 1, 2002 to December 31, 2003. The affected models are included in the attached list of models and serial numbers.

An incorrectly re-attached wall oven door will not open into the flat position. As a result the oven rack placed in the lowest position in the oven cannot be extended fully. Correctly and incorrectly re-attached oven doors are shown in the attached guide. “Is My Wall Oven Door Re-Attached Correctly?”

The extreme heat used in the self-clean cycle can escape if the oven door is incorrectly re-attached and damage or ignite adjacent kitchen cabinets. If the oven door is re-attached incorrectly the consumer should not use the self-clean cycle and call GE for a free repair. The consumer may continue to use normal baking or broiling functions in your oven until any needed repair is completed.

GE is aware of twenty-eight incidents in which adjacent kitchen cabinets may have been damaged due to improperly re-attached wall oven doors. There have been no reported injuries.

Please notify us if you have any information on the current identity of the current owners of these ovens, so we can send this Notice to them. Please call 1-888-569-1588 between 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday Eastern time.

Affected Modles:

Brand

Model:

Serial Number Begins With:

GE/Profile

JCT915, JT912, JT915, JT952, TD, VD,ZD

JT955, JT965, JT980*, JTP20,

JTP25, JTP28, JTP48, JTP50, AF, DF, FF, OF, HF, LF, MF, RF, SF, TF, VF, ZF

JTP86

Monogram

ZET3058, ZET938, ZET958

Kenmore

4771,4775,4781,4904,4905, 2T, 2V, 2Z

(All model numbers

4923*

start with 911.)

3A, 3D, 3F, 30, 3H, 3L, 3M, 3R, 3S, 3T, 3V, 3Z

* Lower oven only

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Refrigerator Recall

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Refrigerators sold by Maytag and affiliate companies between January 2001 and January 2004 are being recalled. Check below to see if you own one of these.

Maytag

March 10 2009

Dear Valued Trade Customer:

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), May tag Corporation is voluntarily recalling about 1.6 million Maytag®, Jenn-Air®, Amana®, Admiral®, Magic Chef®, Performa by Maytag® and Crosley® brand side-by-side and top freezer refrigerators.

An electrical failure in the relay, the component that turns on the refrigerator’s compressor, can cause overheating and pose a serious fire hazard. May tag has received 41 reports of refrigerator relay ignition, including 16 reports of property damage ranging from smoke damage to extensive kitchen damage.

We are asking for your help in locating sales information for consumers who purchased an affected refrigerator. Your cooperation is essential for us to reach potentially at-risk consumers.

The affected units were sold at department and appliance stores and by homebuilders nationwide from January 2001 through January 2004 for between $350 and $1600. They were manufactured in black, bisque, white and stainless steel and have model and serial numbers with the following combinations:

 Serial Numbers ENDING with AND Model Numbers BEGINNING with
Side-by-Side AA, AC, AE, AG, AJ, AL, AN, AP, AR, AT, AV, AX, CA, ARS, CS, JC, JS, MS, Ml, PS
Refrigerators CC, CE, CG, CJ, CL, ZB, ZD, ZF, ZH, ZK, ZM, ZQ, ZS, ZU,

ZW,ZY,ZZ

Top Freezer AA, AC, AE, AG, AJ, AL, AN, AP, AR, AT, AV, AX, ZK, AT, CT, MT, PT
Refrigerators lM, lQ, ZS, ZU, ZW, ZY, ZZ

NOTE: Refrigerators wifh freezers on the bottom are not included in this recall.

For your convenience, we have developed an online tool that will allow you to record and transmit your. consumer information directly to May tag Corporation through a secure Internet connection. You may access the tool by visiting http://registration.whirlpoolcorp.com/refrigeratortp/default2.asp. First, create a profile and log in to the site. Next, select the tab called “Enter Consumer Data (Web Form)” or “Upload Data File.” You will find detailed instructions and examples of how to use the tool. You may also fax your consumer data to Maytag Corporation at 1-866-231-1478 or email ittoCLE_Trade_Customer@Maytag.com.

In accordance with the Consumer Product Safety Act, you are required to respond to this request. If you have questions or are having difficulties finding this data, please contact the Maytag Recall Team at 1-817-329-3304.

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