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Nearly 150K dishwashers part of recall

Posted at 4:59 AM, Oct 02, 2015
and last updated 2015-10-02 05:59:30-04

A recall has been announced for dishwashers after it was discovered that power cords could overheat and cause fires.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall.

The recall affects Bosch, Kenmore, Elite, Gaggenau and Thermador brands. The dishwashers were produced from January 2008 to December 2013.

In terms of pure numbers, about 149,000 units are part of the recall.

The recall was announced after 10 reports of electrical cord overheating were made. Of those 10, property damage was reported in five different cases.

Impacted model numbers by brand:

Bosch -  SGE63E, SGV63E, SHE68E, SHE7ER, SHE8ER, SHE9ER, SHE9PT, SHV58E, SHV68E, SHV7ER, SHV9ER,SHV9PT, SHX58E, SHX5ER, SHX68E, SHX7ER, SHX8ER, SHX9ER, SHX9PT, SPE5ES, SPV5ES, SPX5ES;  serial numbers ranging from FD FD 8801 - FD 9312

Kenmore Elite -  630.13003, 630.13023, 630.13993, 630.14003

Gaggenau -  DF2417, DF2607, DF2617;  serial numbers ranging from FD 8904 – FD 9312

Thermador -  DWHD64, DWHD65; serial numbers ranging from FD FD 8908 - FD 9312

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