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GE to fix dishwashers.(Safety Alert)(Product Information)

Publication: Consumer Reports

Publication Date: 01-MAR-01
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COPYRIGHT 2001 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.

In an expansion of a highly publicized and disputed product recall, General Electric is offering free repairs on millions of dishwashers with potentially faulty switches that could melt, ignite, and cause a fire.

The recall involves 3.1 million dishwashers sold under the General Electric and Hotpoint brands. Until repairs are made, consumers should stop using the dishwasher and unlatch the door to prevent the possibility of fire, GE says.

The defective dishwashers, made between April 1983 and January 1989, were first recalled in October 1999. At the time, GE only offered...

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