Sear/Kenmore clothes dryers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Nov 29, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Nov 29, 2016the latest report was made
- Nov 29, 2016the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Sear/Kenmore
- Maker
- Sears Holdings Management 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 |
|---|---|
| November 2016 | 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 Nov 29, 2016, sent to the company Dec 30, 2016, published by CPSC Jan 17, 2017
The product, in the report: Clothes Dryer Purchase date: 2011
On 11/21 our Sears/Kenmore/Whirlpool clothes dryer caught on fire. Had I not been right there and able to drag it out of the house, we would have had a house fire. I called Sears and all they wanted to know was if it was under warranty. It was not. I agreed to have a repair person evaluate it. Upon opening the control panel they found most of the high voltage circuitry burned and melted which explains the fire. He gave us an estimate of $750 only in parts. I knew from the start that we wouldn’t repair it, but I was interested in what happened. When I asked, I was surprised to hear that he did not have to report anything of a safety nature. We bought a new dryer. I spent three hours yesterday trying to contact someone at Sears/Kenmore/Whirlpool to see if they at least wanted to know any of the particulars so that they could be added to a safety or possible recall database. No one was interested. This is all that I am trying to do. When you buy a product, you accept the risk that it will fail prematurely (in this case 5 years). You shouldn’t also have to accept the risk that it will burn your house down.
- Model
- 110.68002010
- Serial number
- M14330963
- Bought from
- Sears, New York
- Where
- Jordan, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Sear/
Kenmore, made or sold by Sears Holdings Management 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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