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General Electric is recalling about 181,000 washing machines under an agreement with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The voluntary recall is based on the fire and electrical shock hazards of a front-loading washing machine. GE, which is the partent company of CNBC, said it is aware of "seven incidents in which flames escaped the units and caused minor smoke damage" but no injuries have yet to be reported.
The voluntary recall was announced by the company and the CPSC this morning.
The machines were manufactured by GE Appliances & Lighting under the model number beginning with WBVH5 between December 2006 and February 2010 and sold through May of this year.
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General Electric is recalling about 181,000 washing machines under an agreement with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The voluntary recall is based on the fire and electrical shock hazards of a front-loading washing machine. GE, which is the partent company of CNBC, said it is aware of "seven incidents in which flames escaped the units and caused minor smoke damage" but no injuries have yet to be reported.
The voluntary recall was announced by the company and the CPSC this morning.
The machines were manufactured by GE Appliances & Lighting under the model number beginning with WBVH5 between December 2006 and February 2010 and sold through May of this year.
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