GE Appliances 2022-04-14 Other serious CPSC
Other · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-22117
GE-brand Free-Standing French Door Refrigerators in Fingerprint Resistant Stainless Steel Recall
Issued April 14, 2022 · GE Appliances · 1,550,002,300 units affected
In April 2022, GE Appliances recalled the GE-brand Free-Standing French Door Refrigerators in Fingerprint Resistant Stainless Steel, a serious other recall reported by the CPSC. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The freezer handle can detach when a consumer tries to open the freezer drawer, posing a fall hazard to the consumer.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using GE-brand Free-Standing French Door Refrigerators in Fingerprint Resistant Stainless Steel only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact GE Appliances to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): 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 details
- Brand
- GE Appliances
- Category
- Other
- Recall date
- April 14, 2022
- Units affected
- 1,550,002,300
- 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.
- Recall number
- CPSC-22117
- Made in
- Mexico
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- GE Appliances has 2 recalls in our database.
- We're tracking 315 Other recalls in our database.
- 1,550,002,300 units is enough to reach millions of US homes.
- This is the 30th Other recall we've logged in 2022.