Over 60,000 dishwashers being recalled in Canada due to fire hazard
Over 60,000 dishwashers are being recalled in Canada due to a fire hazard.
According to Health Canada, dishwasher brands Bosch, Thermador, Gaggenau, Jenn-Air and Kenmore are all impacted by the recall. The issue involves a power cord that can overheat.
Approximately 61,000 units of the affected products were sold in Canada, all sold between January 2013 to May 2015 at appliance and speciality retailers, department stores, authorized builder distributors, and home improvement stores nationwide and online.
The following models are being recalled:
| Brand | Model Numbers Starting with: | Serial Number Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * indicates models that were included in the previous recall on October 1, 2015. The date range was expanded for these models. | |||||
| BOSCH | SHE33T
SHE53T SHE65T SHE68T SHE7PT SHE8PT |
SHP53T
SHP65T SHP7PT |
SHV53T
SHV68T SHV7PT SHV8PT |
SHX53T
SHX65T SHX68T SHX7PT SHX8PT |
FD9209 to 9403 |
| SGE53U
SGE63E* SGE68U SGV63E* SGX68U |
SHE9PT*
SHV9PT* SHX5ER* SHX7ER* SHX9PT* |
SPE5ES*
SPE53U SPE68U |
SPV5ES*
SPX5ES* SPX68U |
FD9401 to 9501 | |
| Thermador | DWHD44 | FD 9209 to 9403 | |||
| DWHD64* | DWHD65* | FD 9401 to 9501 | |||
| Gaggenau | DF2417* | DF2607* | DF2617* | FD 9401 to 9501 | |
| Jenn-Air | JDB9600CWS | JDB9600CWP | JDB9600CWX | FD 9404 to 9501 | |
| Kenmore | 630.123 | 630.129 | Serial numbers starting with:
103 or 104 |
||
If you own one of these dishwashers, Health Canada says to immediately stop using them and contact the Safety Recall Hotline at 1-888-965-5813 from 8 am to 8 pm EST Monday through Sunday for free inspection and repair.
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