---
type: lookup
id: e3
asset: appliance-fault-error-codes
title: "E3 — Appliance fault and error codes"
sources:
  - https://axisrepair.com/error-codes/
source_quote: "<https://axisrepair.com/error-codes/samsung-dryer-e3/> E3 dryer Motor overload or motor defect detected by the main control board."
generated: true
verified: false
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2027-08-04
brand: "Samsung"
appliance_type: "dryer"
error_code: "E3"
meaning: "Motor overload or motor defect detected by the main control board."
---
**Brand:** Samsung

**Appliance type:** dryer

**Error code:** E3

**Meaning:** Motor overload or motor defect detected by the main control board.

> <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/>