Washing Machines: CPSC recalls in this category

9 CPSC recalls are in the product category Washing Machines. That is 0.1% of the 10,027 CPSC recalls on the register. The notices give about 1,229,000 units for these recalls. The median recall has 181,000 units.

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CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on 1 Oct 2026. The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: 24 Sep 2026.

Newest recalls

The newest 9 of 9.

Newest CPSC recalls in the category Washing Machines
Date	Recall	Firm	Hazard	Units	CPSC number
15 Sep 2016	GE Appliances Recalls Top-Loading Clothes Washers Due to Fire Hazard	GEA Products	Fire, Overheating	222,000	16265
18 Dec 2012	LG Recalls Top-Loading Washing Machines Due to Risk of Injury	LG Electronics		457,000	13073
3 Oct 2012	GE Recalls Front Load Washers Due to Injury Hazard	GE		62,000	13003
10 Jun 2010	GE Recalls Front Load Washers Due to Fire and Shock Hazards	GE Appliances & Lighting	Fire, Electric shock	181,000	10259
30 Jul 2009	Frigidaire Recalls Clothes Washers Due to Fire Hazard	Frigidaire	Fire	35,000	09292
21 Mar 2007	Maytag® and Samsung™ Brand Front Loading Washing Machines Recalled Due to Fire Hazard	Samsung Electronics	Fire	250,000	07135
27 Sep 2005	CPSC, Maytag Corp. Announce Recall of Washing Machines	Samsung Electronics		5,000	05280
2 Jul 2002	CPSC, Whirlpool Announce Recall of Washer and Gas Dryer Units	Whirlpool	Fire, Overheating	17,000	02192
1 Nov 1998	Contempo Mate Stack Washer-Dryer Retrofit by Speed Queen				88090

Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Hazards

Washing Machines: recalls that name each hazard
Hazard		Recalls
Fire		5
Other		4
Overheating		2
Electric shock		1

Firms

Firms with a page, in the order of the number of recalls.

Recalls by year

CPSC recalls in the category Washing Machines, by the year of the recall date. The largest year is 2012, with 2 recalls.

Units in these recalls: 1,229,000
Median units of one recall: 181,000All CPSC recalls: 8,800
Share of all CPSC recalls on the register: 0.1%

Official channels

CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Washing Machines: CPSC recalls in this category. https://recallregister.com/category/washing-machines/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence: US government work, public domain
Data retrieved: 29 Sep 2026

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Questions

Which hazards do the recalls in the category Washing Machines have?: Fire: 5 recalls. Other: 4 recalls. Overheating: 2 recalls.
What is the newest CPSC recall in the category Washing Machines?: CPSC recall 16265, with the recall date 15 Sep 2016. The CPSC title is: GE Appliances Recalls Top-Loading Clothes Washers Due to Fire Hazard
Which firms have a page and a recall in the category Washing Machines?: 3 firms on this page. The list is in the order of the number of recalls and starts with GE, with 1.
Where does the category Washing Machines come from?: Washing Machines is a product type of CPSC. This site uses the type of the first product of a recall. Most records before 2010 have no product type.