Bosch Dishwasher Door Spring Recall

Been told the part to repair is discontinued.

Bosch dishwasher door spring recall.

It s about 8 or so years old. It also emits a terrible stinky smell when running unless i clean the door with a bit of borax frequently. 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. With such clumsy actions the door can get additional damage so it must be held while opening.

This was a bad design that used a small plastic part at a point of great stress. The manufacturer of bosch and other dishwasher brands today recalled 469 000 dishwashers because the power cord can overheat and catch fire. Trying to open the door it falls into the open wide position under the action of the gravitational force. My super silence bosch dishwasher door has a broken spring or cord and the door falls open without any restraint with a loud crash.

My original spring on my bosch dishwasher broke where the string is tied to a plastic part which is then attached to the spring. 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. On the flip side a bosch dishwasher latch stuck closed may also mean the latch is broken and needs replacement. Should i replace the dishwasher.

Date announced january 15 2009. 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. The recall is an expansion of a two year old recall that.

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