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SAMSUNG MICROWAVE MR5492W — EQUIPMENT

fire · 975627 · 2013-04-24

Vehicle

Make
SAMSUNG MICROWAVE
Model
MR5492W
Year
Manufacturer
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Component
EQUIPMENT

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE SAMSUNG MICROWAVE MODEL MRS5492 IN MY 2003 TERRY MODEL 722F CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS CHARGING THE BATTERY. CAUSING EXTENSIVE SMOKE AND FIRE DAMAGE TO MY TRAILER. I BOUGHT THIS TRAILER NEW IN 2003 AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE WEB I CAME ACROSS THE RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AT THE NHTSA WEB SITE CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 03E044000. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY FLEETWOOD, BAYDOS RV . THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE TRAILER, OR SAMSUNG. THIS FIRE HAPPENED WHILE THE TRAILER WAS PARKED NEXT TO MY HOUSE AND IF IT HAD NOT WENT OUT ON ITS OWN IT COULD HAVE BURNED MY HOME AND MY NEIGHBORS HOME. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE GETTING REIMBURSED FOR THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD. *TR UPDATED 05/16/13

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10509467
Machine
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