After fires and smoke inhalation injuries, over 660,000 washing machines were recalled
Washing machines should clean your clothes, not damage your home or your lungs. That’s why Samsung recalled about 663,000 top loading washing machines sold since June 2021.
The exact problem, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall alert: “The washing machines can short circuit and overheat, posing a fire hazard.”
The recall notice says Samsung knows of three consumers who were treated for smoke inhalation and 51 times the washers smoked, melted, overheated or started fires. In 10 of those instances, there was property damage.
These aren’t the first Samsung washers recalled for possible combustibility.
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This recall covers washers from model Nos. WA49B, WA50B, WA51A, WA52A, WA54A, and WA55A. The list of which washers out of each model are covered can be found at the consumer product safety commission recall alert and the Samsung website.
Samsung is offering a repair via a software download. If your washer has WiFi capability and is internet connected, the download will occur automatically. If your washer isn’t connected to the internet, reach out to Samsung to learn how to download the software.
If your washer doesn’t have WiFi powers or you want to get the software repair without connecting to the internet, reach out to Samsung directly for a plug-in that will download the software.
For that or any questions, contact Samsung at the above website or by phone at 833-916-4555, daily, 8 a.m. to midnight, Eastern time.
This story was originally published December 27, 2022 at 9:37 AM with the headline "After fires and smoke inhalation injuries, over 660,000 washing machines were recalled."
