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Cabrio gas clothes dryers

2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Dec 10, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 28, 2026.

  • 2reports to CPSC
  • Dec 10, 2012the latest report was made
  • Aug 12, 2011the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
Cabrio
Maker
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Gas clothes dryersDryers alone, not combined unitsCPSC’s product type: Gas Clothes Dryers Without Washers (code 107), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Laundry, Fabric Care & Sewing
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)

“cabrio plantinum”

By month

1 report from January 2012 to December 2012; the most in December 2012, 1. 1 earlier report, since August 2011, is in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
December 20121
August 20111

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Dec 10, 2012, sent to the company Dec 20, 2012, published by CPSC Jan 8, 2013

    The product, in the report: Whirpool gas dryer, white, cabrio plantinum model, model number WGD8600YW, NMFC CODE 122920

    I bought a Whirpool dryer (cabrio platinum) from Home Depot (order No. 0603-400643). It was delivered and installed by Home Depot on Nov. 17th, 2012. We started using this dryer since then. On Dec.8th, 2012 at around 9pm, we were doing laundry at upstairs laundry room while my family stayed downstairs. Suddenly the fire alarm rang. We rushed upstairs and there was burning smell everywhere. The alarm system began to say “Fire, Fire.......”. I saw smoke came out of the dryer and it got so hot to touch. My husband unplugged the power. I took the clothes out, and they are very hot. We opened all the windows and the laundry room ventilation. when everything calmed down, my husband found that the internal plastic parts in the dryer had melted.

    My clothes are shrunk/ruined due to the high temperature. The plastic burning smell is still lingering around the house as of now (Monday Dec.10th, 2012). I just moved in to a brand-new home, thinking about this dryer might burn down my house is really a nightmare.

    Model
    WGD8600YW
    Bought from
    Home Depot
    Bought
    Nov 3, 2012
    Where
    Irvine, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 40, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand cabrio plantinum, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made Aug 12, 2011, published by CPSC Sep 2, 2011

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool Cabrio Gas Dryer. Model # WGD6400SG0, Serial # MT4701820

    I purchased a Whirlpool Cabrio washer and dryer in Jan 2007. I have the extended warranty with Lowes Service Advantage. Recently, I identified a safety issue with the dryer, model # WGD6400SG0, serial # MT4701820. If the drum belt breaks or falls off, a safety switch is to be made and shut off the gas burner. There is a safety switch in place, however, the designed belt idler/tensioner arm is not long enough to trip the safety switch if the belt breaks or comes off. The gas burner continues to flame with the dryer drum not turning. This situation creates a fire safety hazard. Clothes are setting in the dryer drum not turning with the gas flame on. This is a major fire hazard.

    I contacted Lowes Service Advantage to report the issue. Lowes scheduled warranty repair. The repair company identified the same issue I have and ordered another idler/tension arm. The replacement arm is the exact design I have in place now.

    I contacted Whirlpool in Benton Harbor, MI. Customer Service checked with their safety design team and they indicated this particular model has been manufactured since 2006 and they have never received any safety related issues concerning this product and no product recalls have been issued. I explained the safety issue and my concerns. They acknowledge my concerns but are not prepared to address the issue further because of no safety history issues. I continued to reinforce my safety concerns and offered to have their engineers further discuss and review the issue with me. They are not interested at this time. I also indicated that safety issues arise all the time and this should be looked into. They declined to further discuss this issue and take the stance of no issues related to their product.

    My biggest concern obviously is my product safety. In addition, how many Cabrio gas dryers are in operation with this same issue? Just because there has not been a problem does not mean we should sweep this under the rug.

    Model
    MGD6400SG0
    Serial number
    MT4701820
    Bought from
    Lowes
    Bought
    Jan 5, 2007
    Where
    Casa Grande, Arizona: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Cabrio, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

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