Dishwashers

CPSC product category · 19 recalls · 0.2% of the register · about 15,185,100 units

19 CPSC recalls on this register (0.2% of 10,027) are filed under Dishwashers, most in 2007 (3). Together they cover about 15,185,100 units; the median recall lists 476,500.

The hazards mentioned most often are fire, overheating and burn.

Hazards cited

Fire17

Overheating9

Burn3

Other2

Firms named most often

Firm	Recalls
Whirlpool	3
BSH Home Appliances	2
Maytag	2
Sears	2
Viking Range	2
GE	1
GE Consumer & Industrial	1

Recalls by year

CPSC recalls in Dishwashers by year announced.

Median units per recall: 476,500 (all recalls: 8,800).

Most recent recalls

Date	Recall	Firm	Hazard	Units	No.
1 Oct 2015	BSH Home Appliances Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard	BSH Home Appliances	Fire, Overheating	149,000	16003
6 Aug 2015	Viking Range Expands Dishwasher Recall Due to Fire Hazard	Viking Range	Fire, Overheating	17,300	15210
9 Aug 2012	GE Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard	GE	Fire	1,300,000	12244
10 Apr 2012	Viking Range Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard	Viking Range	Fire, Overheating	2,000	12147
26 Oct 2010	GE Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard	GE Appliances & Lighting	Fire, Overheating	174,000	11022
3 Jun 2010	Maytag Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard	Maytag Corp. of Newton, Iowa or Maytag	Fire	1,700,000	10255
15 Jan 2009	Bosch and Siemens Model Dishwashers Recalled by BSH Home Appliances Corporation Due to Fire Hazard	BSH Home Appliances	Fire, Overheating	476,500	09100
14 Jun 2007	Asko Cylinda Recalls DW95 Series Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard	Asko Cylinda AB	Fire, Overheating	130,000	07213
16 May 2007	General Electric Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard	GE Consumer & Industrial	Fire, Overheating	2,500,000	07190
1 Feb 2007	Maytag Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard	Maytag	Fire	2,300,000	07094
25 Feb 2005	CPSC, Whirlpool Corporation Announce Recall of Dishwashers	Whirlpool	Fire, Overheating	162,000	05123
18 Feb 2005	CPSC, GE Announce Recall of Built-In Dishwashers	GE Consumer and Industrial	Fire, Overheating	74,300	05116
14 Dec 2000	CPSC and GE Announce Free Repair Supplement of Rebate Program for Recalled Dishwashers: Recalled Units Still Being Used, Creating Risk of Fire	General Electric Appliances	Fire	3,100,000	01054
18 Oct 1999	CPSC, GE Announce Recall of Dishwashers	General Electric (GE) Appliances	Fire	3,100,000	00006
29 May 1996	Dishwasher Recalled by Whirlpool	Sears	Fire, Burn	—	96133
17 Oct 1995	CPSC And Maytag Announce Recall To Inspect And Repair Dishwashers	Maytag	Fire, Burn	—	96005
15 Feb 1993	Certain Sears Kenmore Dishwashers May Pose Fire Hazard	Sears	Fire, Burn	—	93042
3 Jul 1989	Whirlpool Will Retrofit Below-Counter Dishwashers	Whirlpool		—	89063
17 Aug 1988	Dishwasher Model Number Correction for Whirlpool Modification	Whirlpool		—	88068

Questions and answers

How many CPSC recalls are there for Dishwashers?

19 on this register (0.2% of 10,027), covering about 15,185,100 units; the median recall lists 476,500 units.

What hazards are cited for Dishwashers?

fire (17), overheating (9), burn (3), other (2).

Where does the category come from?

It is the product type CPSC assigns to the first product in each recall record. Records without a product type (mostly before 2010) are not in any category.

Provenance

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission Recall Retrieval Web Services, public domain, retrieved 29 Sep 2026; latest record dated 24 Sep 2026. See the methodology.