The short version
9d62 means the oven door latch assembly or the door switch and the wiring between them and the control disagree about whether the door is where it should be. Before anything is replaced, a hinge that has dropped enough to move the door off the striker accounts for a large share of these, and it is free to eliminate.
What this code is documented as meaning
Reference| Code | Documented meaning |
|---|---|
| 9d62 | There may be a problem with the Oven Door Latch Assembly, the Door Switch, or the associated wiring. |
The observable side of this fault
- The door will not lock, or will not release — Both are the same fault: the control cannot confirm the position, so it will not move on.
- You hear the lock motor run and nothing latches — The motor turns, the cam does not reach its stop, and the switch never changes state.
- NEAR MISS - the door is locked and the display is dark — A dark display with a locked door is a power fault, and the release for it is a different procedure.
What is usually behind it
- Something in the way of the door or the strike — Ranked first because it needs no tools: a packed load, a rack proud of its rail or a bent strike stops the door short of the position the switch reports.
- The lock motor or its cam — Third: a motor that stalls part-way leaves the cam short of the switch, which reads from the control's side as a switch that never closed.
Where to start, and what follows
- Open the door and look along the strike and the seal — Free, and it finds the obstruction that causes most of these.
- Leave the switch and the motor to a technician — Both sit behind trim that is easy to break and awkward to refit.
What an owner can safely do
- Clear the door line and try again — Move the load back from the opening, push each rack fully home, and shut the door in one firm movement.
About 5 min
- Test the door seal with a strip of paper at each corner — A loose corner is where to look.
About 10 min
- STOP HERE if the lock assembly has to come out — Leave the door switch and its wiring exactly as the manufacturer fitted them: they are what keeps the machine from running with the door open.
Read this before touching anything
Safety
Safety line for this appliance: unplug it or switch off its breaker before removing any panel, and remember a capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off. Interlocks and switches stay as fitted. A hot plug, a browned outlet or the smell of hot insulation all mean stop and call, whatever the code says.
When this is a service call
Call before using it if the door can be opened while a cycle is running. An interlock that no longer holds is the one fault on this page that is about safety and not inconvenience. Short of that: call when the door still will not lock with a clear opening, or when the code returns after a power-down: a lock motor and its switch are a single service assembly on most of these machines.
Codes next to this one
The scope of this reading
Written for the model lines that lock the door under control rather than by hand, this page describes what the code means and how to work through it, nothing more specific. Part numbers, connector layouts and resistance tables differ from one family to the next and are not guessed at here. A family-level or model-level page, where one exists, is the better answer for your unit - the index below lists what is available.
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