# E3 — Appliance fault and error codes

For E3, brand is Samsung; appliance type is dryer; meaning is Motor overload or motor defect detected by the main control board, verified against its source on 2026-08-04.

- **Brand:** Samsung
- **Appliance type:** dryer
- **Error code:** E3
- **Meaning:** Motor overload or motor defect detected by the main control board.

## What the source says

> <https://axisrepair.com/error-codes/samsung-dryer-e3/> E3 dryer Motor overload or motor defect detected by the main control board.

## Source

- https://axisrepair.com/error-codes/

Last verified: 2026-08-04. Review by: 2027-08-04.
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