Centennial clothes dryers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 5, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 5, 2018the latest report was made
- Feb 5, 2018the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Centennial
- Maker
- WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Clothes dryersGas or electric not saidCPSC’s product type: Clothes Dryers, Not Specified (code 127), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Laundry, Fabric Care & Sewing
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2018 | 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 Feb 5, 2018, sent to the company Jun 12, 2018, published by CPSC Jun 26, 2018
The product, in the report: Dryer
This consumer is reporting her Centennial, Maytag dryer that is just over one year old. She purchased her dryer from a retailer in Ohio the first week of January in 2017. She has been using it but did not notice that there h ad been some sort of overheating going on near the back of it at the grill until this past week. She looked inside her dryer and saw that the grill toward the back was black which alerted her that it was overheated. She saw as she removed clothing that one of her sweatshirts was near the grill and when she took it out there were burn marks on it. She is reporting this as a burn and fire safety hazard There are no injuries to report She has contacted the manufacturer who referred her to CPSC
The technician would not admit to Maytag Dryer having overheated. They told her she used a magic marker and colored in a perfect circle. Sears did replace the Grill, but said they would put it under cabinet repair box. Other consumers should be aware about possible fire hazard from Hot Grill. Sears will not admit to his
- Model
- MEDC215EW1
- UPC
- DWSR-ELE2406026
- Serial number
- M65019360
- Bought from
- Sears, Ohio
- Bought
- Jan 9, 2017
- Where
- Newark, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Centennial, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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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