CPSC2022-04-14
GE Appliances, a Haier Company, Recalls Bottom Freezer, French Door Refrigerators Due to Fall Hazard
GE Appliances, a Haier company, of Louisville, Kentucky
Hazard
The freezer handle can detach when a consumer tries to open the freezer drawer, posing a fall hazard to the consumer.
Remedy
Consumers should contact GE Appliances to determine if their unit is part of the recall and to schedule a free in-home service call to have the freezer's handle mounting fasteners replaced and the handle re-installed and for instructions for safe use pending a repair. The firm is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Sold at
The Home Depot, Lowe's, Best Buy and other home improvement and home appliance stores nationwide and online at Lowes.com and BestBuy.com from February 2020 through January 2022 for between $1,900 and $2,500, depending on the model.
Affected count
About 155,000 (In addition, about 2,300 were sold in Canada)
Injuries reported
The firm has received 71 reports of the freezer drawer handle detaching, resulting in 37 reported injuries, including three serious fall injuries.
Manufactured in
Mexico
Remedy type
Repair
Products
GE-brand Free-Standing French Door Refrigerators in Fingerprint Resistant Stainless Steel
Consumer contact
GE Appliances toll-free at 888-345-4671 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.geappliances.com/ge/recall/bottom-freezer-refrigerator-2022/ or www.geappliances.com and click on "Recall Information" at the bottom of the page for more information.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/GE-Appliances-a-Haier-Company-Recalls-Bottom-Freezer-French-Door-Refrigerators-Due-to-Fall-HazardDon't want to check this manually?
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