EU alert · Safety Gate Other risk levels Electrical appliances and equipment
Washing machine Hotpoint, Indesit — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A11/00001/20
Summary
Due to fretting corrosion between connectors of the harness and door lock terminals, the door lock connection can overheat. Under certain circumstances, this can lead to a fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Washing machine — Hotpoint, Indesit
- Brand
- Hotpoint, Indesit
- Name / model
- FML 742P UK, WMAOD 743G UK, WMAOD 743P UK, WMAQ B641 PUK, WMAQB 721P UK, WMAQB 721P UK.M, WMAQB 741G UK, WMAQB 741P UK, WMAQC 641P UK.M, WMAQC 741G UK, WMAQC 741P UK, WMAQC 741P UK.M, WMAQC641PUK, WMAQF 621G UK, WMAQF 621P UK, WMAQF 621P UK.L, WMAQF 641 P UK.M, WMAQF 641G UK, WMAQF 641P UK, WMAQF 72
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Front-loading washing machines manufactured between October, 2014 and February, 2018.
- Recall information: http://washingmachinerecall.whirlpool.co.uk
What is the risk?
- Due to fretting corrosion between connectors of the harness and door lock terminals, the door lock connection can overheat. Under certain circumstances, this can lead to a fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 09/01/2020
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 17/12/2019
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗