CPSC And Maytag Announce Recall To Inspect And Repair Dishwashers
CPSC recall 96005. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
CPSC recall 96005 has the recall date 17 Oct 1995. The notice names the firm Maytag. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Dishwashers.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | October 17, 1995 Release # 96-005 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Maytag Corporation, of Newton, Iowa., is inspecting and repairing dishwashers with a component that can fail during use. This small electrical component, located in the base of the unit, can malfunction, overheat, and in rare circumstances, cause a fire. Maytag has received 142 reports of component failures, including one confirmed fire that involved minor property damage. Maytag reports that most of the failures have occurred within the first eight months of the dishwasher's installation. The company will focus its inspection efforts on these dishwashers that it believes to be most at risk for component failure. There have been no reports of injuries resulting from the electrical component failures. Maytag Corporation is inspecting and repairing at no charge to consumers certain Maytag brand dishwashers that carry serial numbers ending in one of the following pairs of letters: KF, KH, KK, KM, KQ, KS, KU, KW, KY, KZ, or MB. Maytag will mail notices to consumers whose dishwashers are to be inspected. Maytag manufactured a total of 553,000 dishwashers with the component from March 1994 through January 1995. Maytag dealers… |
| Product | Maytag dishwashers, Dishwashers |
| Manufacturer | Maytag |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1995: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1995
- 128
- Recalls of 1995 with one of the same hazards
- 17%
- Recalls of 1995 in the category Dishwashers
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Maytag
- 10
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2009 | Maytag Expands Recall of Refrigerators Due to Fire Hazard |
| 10 Mar 2009 | Maytag Recalls Refrigerators Due to Fire Hazard |
| 1 Feb 2007 | Maytag Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard |
| 17 Nov 2004 | CPSC, Maytag Corp. Announce Recall of Jenn-Air Gas Cooktops |
| 7 Apr 2003 | CPSC, Maytag Corporation Announce Recall of Kenmore Elite-Brand TRIO Model Refrigerators |
| 27 Mar 2003 | CPSC, Maytag Corp. Announce Recall to Repair Gas Ranges |
| 26 Sep 2001 | CPSC, Maytag Corp. Announce Recall to Repair of Amana Gas Ranges |
| 9 May 2001 | CPSC, Maytag Announce Recall of Electric Ranges |
| 20 Mar 2001 | CPSC, Maytag Corp. Announce Recall of Maytag, Magic Chef Gas Ranges |
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 96005. https://recallregister.com/product/5711-cpsc-and-maytag-announce-recall-to-inspect-and-repair-dishwashers/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 96005 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 96005 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Maytag?
- 10 CPSC recalls on this register name Maytag. This recall is 1 of them.