BSH Home Appliances Expands Recall of Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard

Bosch, Gaggenau, Jenn-Air and Thermador brand dishwashers

Date of Recall

2017-10-20

CPSC Release Number

18-013

Manufactured In

Germany and U.S.

Units

About 408,000 (in addition, about 61,000 were sold in Canada) 149,000 additional units were previously recalled in October 2015.

Distributor

BSH Home Appliances Corporation, of Irvine, Calif.

Importer

BSH Home Appliances Corporation, of Irvine, Calif.

Sold By

Appliance and specialty retailers, department stores, authorized builder distributors, and home improvement stores nationwide and online from January 2013 through May 2015 for between $850 and $2,600.

Problem/Hazard

The dishwasher power cord can overheat and catch fire. 

Injuries/Incidents

BSH Home Appliances has received five reports of the power cords overheating and causing fires resulting in property damage. No injuries have been reported.  

Description

This recall expansion involves Bosch, Gaggenau, Jenn-Air and Thermador brand dishwashers sold in stainless steel, black, white and custom panel. The model and serial numbers are printed inside the dishwasher either on the top of the dishwasher inner door panel or on the side of the dishwasher panel.

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Brand	Model number beginning with				Serial number range
	*indicates models that were included in the previous recall on October 1, 2015. The date range was expanded for these models.
Bosch	SHE33T SHE53T SHE65T SHE68T SHE7PT SHE8PT	SHP53T SHP65T SHP7PT	SHV53T SHV68T SHV7PT SHV8PT	SHX53T SHX65T SHX68T SHX7PT SHX8PT	FD 9209 - 9403
	SGE53U SGE63E* SGE68U SGV63E* SGX68U	SHE9PT* SHV9PT* SHX5ER* SHX7ER* SHX9PT*	SPE5ES* SPE53U SPE68U	SPV5ES* SPX5ES* SPX68U	FD 9401 - 9501
Gaggenau	DF2417*	DF2607*	DF2617*		FD 9401 - 9501
Jenn-Air	JDB9600CWS	JDB9600CWP	JDB9600CWX		FD 9404 - 9501
Thermador	DWHD44				FD 9209 - 9403
	DWHD64*	DWHD65*			FD 9401 - 9501

Remedy

Repair

Consumer Contact

BSH Home Appliances toll-free at 888-965-5813 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET any day or online at the brand websites listed below for more information. Bosch              www.bosch-home.com/us and click on Service, then Safety Notices Gaggenau        www.gaggenau.com/us  and click on Support, then Safety Notices Jenn-Air          www.jennair.com and click on product recalls at the bottom of the page Thermador       www.thermador.com and click on Customer Care, then Safety Notices