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July 30, 2009Release # 09-292

Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 734-4519

CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772

CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Firm’s Media Contact: (614) 761-2633

Sear’s Recall Hotline: (888)-549-5870

Frigidaire Recalls Clothes Washers Due to Fire Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Crosley®, Frigidaire®, Kelvinator®, Kenmore®, Wascomat®, and White-Westinghouse® clothes washers

Units: About 35,000

Distributor: Frigidaire, of Cleveland, Ohio

Hazard: An internal defect in the washer’s drain pump can cause heat to build up, posing a fire hazard to the consumer.

Incidents/Injuries: No incidents or injuries have been reported.

Description: This recall involves the Crosley®, Frigidaire®, Kelvinator®, Kenmore®, Wascomat®, and White-Westinghouse® top load washers, 3.1 cubic foot front load washers and laundry centers.

Product Type

Brand

Model

Serial Number

Top Load Washer

Crosley, Frigidaire, Kelvinator,White- Westinghouse

CTW100FW

GLWS1749FS

SWS833HS

FTW3011KW

KWS1349DS

SWX703HQ

FTW3014KW

MWS939AS

SWX703HS

FWS1233FS

SWS1233HQ

WWS833FS

FWS933FS

SWS1233HS

WWTW3000KW

GLWS1439FC

SWS1339HS

GLWS1439FS

SWS1649HS

XC90306228 to XC91606302

Front Load Washer

Crosley, Frigidaire, Wascomat,White- Westinghouse

CFW2000FW

FTF530FS

WE17N

FCCW3000FS

GLTF1570FS

WTF330HS

FTF1240FS

WE17M

XC90501765 to XC91607678

Laundry Center

Crosley, Frigidaire, Kenmore,White -Westinghouse

97812

CLCE900FW

GLET1142FS

97912

FEX831FS

GLGH1642FS

97962

FGX831FS

GLGT1031FS

C97812

FLGB8200FS

GLGT1142FS

C97912

GCET1031FS

MEX731CFS

C97962

GLEH1642FS

SWSG1031HS

CLCE500FW

GLET1031FS

SWXG831HS

XE85104013 to XE91603486

*Not all serial numbers within these ranges are affected.

Model and serial numbers can be located as follows:

Top load washer = open the product’s lid, and the model and serial number are located inside the product’s lid, on the top, right hand corner.

Front load washer = open the door, and the model and serial number are located with other information at the top, center.

Laundry center = open the door to the dryer, and the model and serial number are located on the outer edge of the door nearest the door’s handle.

Sold by: Sears and other retailers nationwide from February 2009 through May 2009 for between $300 and $1100.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately unplug and stop using the machine. Consumers should contact Frigidaire or Sears (if unit was purchased there) to schedule a free repair.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Frigidaire at (800) 734-4519 between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday, or visit the firm’s Web site at http://www.laundrypumprecall.com/. For consumers who purchased their product at Sears, call Sears toll free at (888) 549-5870 between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday, or visit Sear’s Web site at http://www.sears.com/shc/s/nb_10153_12605_NB_CSrecalls?adCell=WF

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CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/.