Recall Register

Retrofit Program for Speed Queen Contempo Mate Washer/Dryer

CPSC recall 89035. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

CPSC recall 89035 has the recall date 9 May 1989. The notice names the firm Rent-A-Center. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Dryers.

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CPSC recall 89035: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Retrofit Program for Speed Queen Contempo Mate Washer/Dryer NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 1989 Release # 89-035 Rent-A-Center Announces A Retrofit Program For Owners Or Users Of Speed Queen Contempo Mate Washer/Dryer Equipped With Caster -- Rollers WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rent-A-Center, Inc. of Wichita, Kansas, is voluntarily offering a retrofit program originally offered by Speed Queen for customers who either own or rent a Speed Queen Contempo Mate Stack combination washer-dryer with caster-rollers. The program is intended to eliminate the possibility that consumers could receive a hand or foot injury from the appliance when in operation. The casters elevate the appliance high enough off the floor to allow children to contact some of the washer's moving parts. Rent-A-Center will supply all its customers with a permanent guard for the base of the Contempo Mate Washer/Dryer equipped with caster-rollers. Casters permit consumers to roll the appliance to the water and drain source for clothes washing, and then to return the unit to another area for convenient storage. For…
ProductDryers
ProductSpeed Queen caster-equipped Contempo Stack combination washer-dryer, Washing Machines
ManufacturerRent-A-Center

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1989: not given
CPSC recalls of 1989
80
Recalls of 1989 with one of the same hazards
13%
Recalls of 1989 in the category Dryers
1%
Recalls on the register that name Rent-A-Center
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 89035. https://recallregister.com/product/4833-retrofit-program-for-speed-queen-contempo-mate-washer-dryer/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 89035 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 89035 has no incident or injury text.