Maytag Dishwasher Recall Details

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San Francisco (GaeaTimes.com) - Maytag dishwasher recall is announced by Whirlpool Corp June 3, 2010 which involves about 1.7 million dishwaters to be recalled by the organization. The hazard that caused the company to recall its product is indicated as the liquid rinse aid can leak from the dispenser and come into contact with the dishwasher’s internal wiring. This leaking can lead to short circuit and ignition potential which may pose a serious fire hazard. The Consumer Protection Safety Commission requested the customers who own the affected models should immediately stop using them. They can either unplug them or should shut off the circuit breaker that controls them.

The affected models were sold under the brands of the Maytag, Amana, Jenn-Air, Admiral, Magic Chef, Performa by Maytag, and Crosley. They were sold nationwide at department, appliance and home improvement stores. The list of their sellers included some big guns of the industry such as Best Buy, Sears, Low’s Home Improvement and many other certified Maytag dealers. The affected models were sold from Feb 2006 to April 2010. The models had price ranges between $250 and $900. The color of the models included black, bisque, white, silver or stainless steel front panel.

The list of the affected models are provided at this following website.
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07094.html

The list of affected Maytag Brand Model numbers MUST begin with MDB3, MDB4, MDB5, MDB6, MDB7, MDB8, MDB9, MDBD, MDC3, MDC4, MDC5, DWU9 AND serial numbers MUST end with SM, SQ, SS, SU, SW, SY, SZ, UB, UD, UF, UH, UK, UM, UQ, US, UU, UW, UY, UZ, WB, WD, WF, WH, WK,
WM, WQ, WS, WU, WW, WY, WZ, YB, YD, YF, YH, YK, YM, YQ, YS, YU, YW, YY, YZ.