Maytag Announce Recall to Inspect and Repair Dishwashers

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Maytag Corp. of Newton, Iowa is inspecting and repairing dishwashers with an electrical component that can fail during use. This small component, located in the base of the unit, can malfunction, overheat, and in rare circumstances, cause a fire.

Maytag has received 142 reports of component failures, including one confirmed fire that involved minor property damage. Maytag reports that most of the failures have occurred within the first eight months of the dishwasher's installation. The company will focus its inspection efforts on these dishwashers that it believes to be most at risk for component failure. There have been no reports of injuries resulting from the electrical component failures.

Maytag brand dishwashers that carry serial numbers ending in one of the following pairs of letters: KF, KH, KK, KM, KQ, KS, KU, KW, KY, KZ, or MB are affected by this program. Maytag will mail notices to consumers whose dishwashers are to be inspected. Maytag Corporation is inspecting and repairing at no charge to consumers.

Maytag manufactured a total of 553,000 dishwashers with the component from March 1994 through January 1995. Maytag dealers and other retailers sold these dishwashers nationwide from April 1994 to October 1995.

Consumers should check their dishwasher's serial number to determine if it may be part of the inspection and repair program. The serial number is located in the upper left corner of the dishwasher tub, just below the countertop.

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Maytag Announce Recall to Inspect and Repair Dishwashers