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GE Appliances, a Haier Company, Recalls Bottom Freezer, French Door Refrigerators Due to Fall Hazard is CPSC recall #22117, announced on April 14, 2022. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves six models of GE-brand French Door Refrigerators with bottom freezers in fingerprint resistant stainless steel, which were manufactured from February 2020 through August 2021. The brand name, model, and serial number for each unit are printed on a label located on the top of the left side of the interior of the refrigerator compartment. The refrigerators are 36 inches wide. The affected model numbers are GFE26JYMKFFS, GFE26JYMNFFS GNE27EYMKFFS, GNE27EYMNFFS, GNE27JYMKFFS, and GNE27JYMNFFS. The serial numbers for the affected models begin with one of the following two letter combinations: DR, FR, GR, HR, LR, MR, RR, SR, TR, VR, ZR, AS, DS, FS, GS, HS, LS, MS. The remedy is 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.. Affected brand: GE Appliances, a Haier company.
This recall involves six models of GE-brand French Door Refrigerators with bottom freezers in fingerprint resistant stainless steel, which were manufactured from February 2020 through August 2021. The brand name, model, and serial number for each unit are printed on a label located on the top of the left side of the interior of the refrigerator compartment. The refrigerators are 36 inches wide. The affected model numbers are GFE26JYMKFFS, GFE26JYMNFFS GNE27EYMKFFS, GNE27EYMNFFS, GNE27JYMKFFS, and GNE27JYMNFFS. The serial numbers for the affected models begin with one of the following two letter combinations: DR, FR, GR, HR, LR, MR, RR, SR, TR, VR, ZR, AS, DS, FS, GS, HS, LS, MS.
Affected products
GE-brand Free-Standing French Door Refrigerators in Fingerprint Resistant Stainless Steel
Recalled brands
GE Appliances, a Haier company
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.
Recall date
April 14, 2022
CPSC recall #22117 covers GE Appliances, a Haier Company, Recalls Bottom Freezer, French Door Refrigerators Due to Fall Hazard, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on April 14, 2022. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves six models of GE-brand French Door Refrigerators with bottom freezers in fingerprint resistant stainless steel, which were manufactured from February 2020 through August 2021. The brand name, model, and serial number for each unit are printed on a label located on the top of the left side of the interior of the refrigerator compartment. The refrigerators are 36 inches wide. The affected model numbers are GFE26JYMKFFS, GFE26JYMNFFS GNE27EYMKFFS, GNE27EYMNFFS, GNE27JYMKFFS, and GNE27JYMNFFS. The serial numbers for the affected models begin with one of the following two letter combinations: DR, FR, GR, HR, LR, MR, RR, SR, TR, VR, ZR, AS, DS, FS, GS, HS, LS, MS.
The CPSC remedy for recall #22117 is 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.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/GE-Appliances-a-Haier-Company-Recalls-Bottom-Freezer-French-Door-Refrigerators-Due-to-Fall-Hazard. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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