GE Profile washing machine washing machines
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 20, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 20, 2011the latest report was made
- Jul 20, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- GE Profile washing machine
- 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 |
|---|---|
| July 2011 | 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 Jul 20, 2011, published by CPSC Aug 11, 2011
The product, in the report: GE Profile Washing machine - front load - color red.
GE Profile washer purchased November 2008. Front load wash was in final spin cycle. Machine began to get louder within 5 or 10 seconds it exploded from the inside and stopped. Top of machine blew away from the frame, clothing was wrapped around parts of the machine’s motor, bin that holds the clothing during the wash cycle was ripped from the unit, twisted around clothing and through top of machine. Side of machine dented inward, bottom of machine damaged - machine must have raised off the ground at least 1 foot to land on it’s side and on top of large bleach bottles next to machine. Loud explosion was heard - parts of machine found all over the room - clothing was ripped, holes, etc..
- Model
- Profile (WPDH8800J0MV)
- Serial number
- MR201638T
- Bought from
- Sears
- Bought
- Nov 8, 2008, about then
- Where
- Attleboro, Massachusetts: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand GE Profile washing machine, made or sold by GE Appliances & Lighting
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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.
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