Bradford WHite water heaters, kind not given
4 reports to CPSC, the latest made Aug 26, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 4reports to CPSC
- Aug 26, 2026the latest report was made
- Oct 2, 2013the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Bradford WHite
- Makers
- Bradford White Corporation and BRADFORD-WHITE CORPORATIONMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Water heaters, kind not givenCPSC’s product type: Water Heaters, Not Specified (code 134), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Plumbing & Bath
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Bradford white corporation”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 1 |
| February 2018 | 1 |
| December 2016 | 1 |
| October 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 4 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 Aug 26, 2026, sent to the company Sep 1, 2026, published by CPSC Sep 16, 2026
The product, in the report: Water heater
Water heater company has unknown fault for a gas valve, which can create an issue with leaky gas. At the current moment, I know of six other homes that have this issue and the company will not recall the product.
- Model
- Rg250t6n
- Serial number
- Xk48777196
- Bought from
- Woodhill Homes Construction company, Oregon
- Bought
- Mar 1, 2022, about then
- Where
- Redmond, Oregon: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Bradford white corporation, made or sold by Bradford White Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Feb 15, 2018, sent to the company Jun 7, 2018, published by CPSC Jun 21, 2018
The product, in the report: water heater
The submitter is reporting his unit because he believes it produces extremely hot water and it poses a burn hazard. He purchased the unit from Rozga Plumbing and Heating and they also installed the unit on December 8, 2016.
He said around November of 2017 he noticed that the hot water coming from the faucet was extremely hot. He contacted the firm about the issue and they advised him to contact the installer. The submitter contacted the installer and they came out on December 4, 2017 to replace the gas valve.
However, the issue persisted and the submitter contacted the firm again. The firm sent out a local technician to inspect the unit on January 31, 2018. The technician found that the hot water coming from the faucet was 132.4 degrees Fahrenheit. The technician said he would reach out to the firm and they arranged for another technician to examine the unit on February 7, 2018. The second technician checked the temperature of the water coming from the unit and it was 108 degrees Fahrenheit. The technician then checked the hot water coming from the faucet and it was above 130 degrees for about 5 minutes then it dropped to about 108 degrees. The submitter was told that this issue is normal and coincides with how the unit should be working. But the submitter is concerned that the hot water can scald his young grandchildren and this issue is a safety defect. The submitter said the hot water is this hot at every faucet and shower in the home.
- Model
- RG240T6N
- UPC
- Unknown
- Serial number
- NK38489923
- Bought from
- Rozga Plumbing and Heating, Wisconsin
- Bought
- Dec 8, 2016, about then
- Where
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Bradford White, made or sold by Bradford White Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Dec 28, 2016, sent to the company Jan 18, 2017, published by CPSC Feb 2, 2017
The product, in the report: Bradford White 40 gallon electric hot water heater.
My husband went to nap on December 26, 2016. I went food shopping. When I came home he was up and said, I could not sleep something is on fire and I think it is in our unit. We searched our condo and the building and finally I went to utility closet. Our water heater had large scorch marks and smoke coming out of the control panel. Our heating unit with return vent is right next to it and the heating unit was pulling the smoke into the return thus causing the smoke to be blown into our heating system.
We turned main circuit breaker off and called fire department. They removed the panel and found that the insulation had caught fire and the mechanisms were completely fried. The unit is older but the fire marshall said he has never seen something like this.
- Model
- M249 SS6D52
- Serial number
- AM5569781
- Bought from
- Came with Condo
- Where
- Andover, Massachusetts: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Bradford WHite, made or sold by Bradford White Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Oct 2, 2013, sent to the company Oct 24, 2013, published by CPSC Nov 7, 2013
The product, in the report: 40 gallon automatic storage hot water heater
This hot water heater was installed by a licensed plumber on March 9, 2004. As best as we can determine, the thermostat on this hot water heater malfunctioned causing the hot water heater to over heat the water. As the pressure increased, the relief valve failed to work. The tank became seriously deformed (the bottom was pushed out) and it began to leak.
- Model
- Model MI40L6DS13
- UPC
- N/
A - Serial number
- 2J3746068
- Bought from
- Doty Sewer & Drain
- Bought
- Mar 9, 2004
- Where
- Trappe, United States: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- made or sold by BRADFORD-WHITE CORPORATION
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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