Bosch Dishwasher Door Spring Recall

The manufacturer of bosch and other dishwasher brands today recalled 469 000 dishwashers because the power cord can overheat and catch fire.

Bosch dishwasher door spring recall.

The recall is an expansion of a two year old recall that. Should i replace the dishwasher. An obvious reason that your dishwasher is not staying latched is because it has a broken bosch dishwasher door latch which you can replace with a manufacturer approved latch. Date announced january 15 2009.

My super silence bosch dishwasher door has a broken spring or cord and the door falls open without any restraint with a loud crash. With such clumsy actions the door can get additional damage so it must be held while opening. Been told the part to repair is discontinued. Bosch dishwasher door spring troubleshooting tension the most common problem is associated with the door breakage.

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. This was a bad design that used a small plastic part at a point of great stress. On the flip side a bosch dishwasher latch stuck closed may also mean the latch is broken and needs replacement. Consumer product safety commission cpsc our customers and others to quickly recall the affected models to repair the defect.

This new designed spring uses a metal part that shouldn t fail in the same way and hopefully will be more durable. My original spring on my bosch dishwasher broke where the string is tied to a plastic part which is then attached to the spring. Trying to open the door it falls into the open wide position under the action of the gravitational force. No bosch is voluntarily announcing this recall and working in full cooperation with the u s.

It s about 8 or so years old. Bosch dishwasher recall united states and canada voluntary recall for in home repair of certain bosch dishwashers in the united states and canada that were manufactured from may 1999 through july 2005.