GE Appliances & Lighting washing machines
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 12, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Mar 12, 2012the latest report was made
- Mar 12, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, GE Appliances & Lighting
- Maker
- GE Appliances & LightingMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Washing machinesCPSC’s product type: Washing Machines, Other or Not Specified (code 140), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Laundry, Fabric Care & Sewing
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2012 | 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 Mar 12, 2012, sent to the company Apr 5, 2012, published by CPSC Apr 19, 2012
The product, in the report: Front Loading Washer
Around March 05, 2012 caller’s front loading washing machine began making noise approximately 15 minutes into the wash when the spin cycle began and the washer began making a lot of noise that he compares to a loud knocking sound.
He returned to the washer, opened the door and saw smoke coming out of the top of the agitator. No flames were ever seen.
Caller immediately turned washer off, unplugged it and hasn’t used it since that date.
He contacted manufactur who advised him that unit is not on recall.
Caller would like for his washing machine to be placed with the existing recall or another and repaired at manufacturer expense.
- Model
- WCTH6800JOMS
- Serial number
- HR2023412
- Bought from
- Home Depot, Texas
- Bought
- Jul 23, 2008
- Where
- Tyler, Texas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- made or sold by GE Appliances & Lighting
- 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.
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Sources
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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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.