Maytag Recalls Nearly 2 Million Dishwashers
Posted June 3, 2010 8:50 am.
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The usually lonely Maytag repairman is going to be busy for the next few weeks.
The company is warning customers to stop using some brands of dishwashers due to a heating element problem that poses a potential fire hazard.
Maytag has recalled 1.7 million units, including 160,000 sold in Canada between February 2006 and April 2010. It has so far received 12 reports of electrical failure in the heating units of various models, including one that resulted in extensive kitchen damage.
The models affected by the recall include: Maytag, Amana, Jenn-Air, Admiral, Magic Chef, Performa by Maytag and Crosley. The dishwashers have black, bisque, white, silver and stainless steel front panels.
Affected models also contain the serial numbers that start or end with the following sequences: NW39, NW40, NW41, NW42, NW43, NW44, NW45, JC, JE, JG, JJ, JL, JN, NW46, NW47, NW48, NW49, NW50, NW51, JP, JR, JT, JV, JX, LA, NW52, NY01, NY02, NY03, NY04, NY05, LC, LE, LG, LJ, LL, LN, NY06, NY07, NY08, NY09, NY10, NY11, LP, LR, LT, LV, LX, NA, NY12, NY13, NY14, NY15, NY16, NY17, NC, NE, NG, NJ, NL, NN,NY18, NY19, NP and NR.
You can find the serial number on a label on the inside the dishwasher near the left side of the door opening.
Maytag is instructing any one who owns one of these units to disconnect its electrical supply by shutting off the fuse or circuit breaker.
Consumers can schedule an in-home repair or get a rebate between $150 and $250 toward the purchase of a new dishwasher.
For more information contact Maytag at 1-800-544-5513 or visit the company online.
