I read about the recall for these items recently, so I went onto the Hotpoint website to find out more. I was armed with my data sheet with model and serial numbers. The website gave no information on this problem, but offered several telephone numbers for Service calls. Those which were 03.... numbers were never answered, and the others were 0845, ie charging numbers, which I didn't see any reason to use. I filled in the Contact Form on the website, and in the intervening fortnight, I have heard nothing. So I just searched again, and found
Now my wife appreciates why I always turned off the dryer if we were leaving the house while it was running, I had a boss in the US who lost his house because his dryer caught fire in the way this recall is due to prevent.
A couple of years ago, there was a recall for some Hotpoint dishwashers, one of which I have in the house. The recall work was done speedily and competently, by a local contractor. Hopefully, this one will be the same.