Fisher & Paykel gas clothes dryers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Apr 9, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Apr 9, 2013the latest report was made
- Apr 9, 2013the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Fisher & Paykel
- Maker
- Fisher & Paykel AppliancesMakers, 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
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| April 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Apr 9, 2013, sent to the company May 2, 2013, published by CPSC May 16, 2013
The product, in the report: Fisher & Paykel natural gas dryer, top loading Model# DG62T27G Serial# ARV314409 Purchased from Lowes on 09/06/09
On 3/24/13, around 4:30pm, the consumer was drying a medium load of laundry for about 30 minutes when she noticed a strange smell. She went to check on her dryer and saw a flame emitting from the bottom of the dryer and black smoke coming from the top of the dryer. The fire was contained to the dryer. She called 911. She unplugged the dryer and washer and the consumer’s roommate threw a bucket of water on the dryer. Firefighters responded and removed the dryer from the house. Herndon & Assoc. Insurance Investigator [REDACTED] stored the dryer then sent it to the Fire Finding Lab in Benton Harbor, MI.
- Model
- Model# DG62T27G
- Serial number
- Serial# ARV314409
- Bought from
- Lowes
- Bought
- Sep 6, 2009
- Where
- St Clair Shores, Michigan: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 53, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Fisher & Paykel, made or sold by Fisher & Paykel Appliances
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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