KitchenAid Microwave

KitchenAid KCMS145KBU

Model # KCMS145KBU

KCMS145KBU is one of the microwave oven model numbers KitchenAid carried in the United States. No published specification for this model was recovered. What survives is the model number and a dated record of when KitchenAid was showing it, and that is what is set out here. The archive of KitchenAid’s US product site holds it from June 2002 through to August 2003, and no later capture carries it.

By now a KCMS145KBU is an old machine, and the door latch, the interlock switches and the turntable drive carry most of the wear. Discontinued does not mean unrepairable, but it does mean availability of the specific part for a KCMS145KBU is established before any figure is put on the job.

Key Features

  • No published specification for this model was recovered
  • Recorded on KitchenAid's US product site from June 2002 to August 2003
  • No rating-plate revision code was observed for this model

Most Common Issues on This Model

01

Cavity paint worn through where dishes rub, which leads to rust at that spot

02

Keypad legends worn away with use, so the panel is hard to read

03

A door seal face damaged, which the oven can read as an interlock fault

04

A magnetron reaching the end of its life, showing as heating that has become slow and uneven

Error Codes Common to This Model

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FAQ

KitchenAid KCMS145KBU FAQ

KitchenAid's stated location for its microwave ovens is inside the door, and the KCMS145KBU follows it. The label is the one that matters: it gives the full KCMS145KBU model string and the serial number, which together identify which production revision you have.

It affects supply rather than skill. Most of what fails on a KCMS145KBU is a wear component that is still obtainable, and those repairs stay worthwhile. Where a KCMS145KBU part has genuinely gone out of supply, that is said plainly rather than worked around.

No. The high-voltage capacitor inside a KCMS145KBU can hold a dangerous charge long after the oven is unplugged, and it has to be discharged with the right equipment before anything is touched. Unplug the KCMS145KBU at the wall and leave everything behind the outer casing to a technician.

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