
Kenmore dehumidifiers
The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke, melt and catch on fire, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
- Fire
- Burn
- About 795,000 units
- 7 reports
- Refund
Brand
5 official CPSC notices naming LG Electronics (Tianjin) Appliance, 2009–2013, across hvac & water heaters, covering at least 893,000 units. The most recent: Kenmore dehumidifiers, July 17, 2013.
Type the model number from your LG Electronics (Tianjin) Appliance product's label. Every model number named in a LG Electronics (Tianjin) Appliance recall is listed below, grouped by notice.
6 model numbers
Kenmore dehumidifiers · 13-238 · 2013
Kenmore Dehumidifiers · 12-240 · 2012
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5 notices where the recalled products are dehumidifiers.

The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke, melt and catch on fire, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke, melt and catch on fire, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

The power connector for the dehumidifier's compressor can short circuit, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers and their property.

The power connector for the dehumidifier's compressor can short circuit, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

The power connector for the dehumidifier's compressor can short circuit, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced or restated recall once; 2 of 5 notices add a unit count. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
Counted across all 5 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
The Home Depot (3), Walmart (3), Kmart (2), Sears (2), and Ace Hardware (1) are the stores named most often in the 5 notices that say where LG Electronics (Tianjin) Appliance products were sold. 2 of the 5 notices mention online sales.
The 5 notices that give a price range from $140 to $220. Half of them name a price of $140 or less.
By the 5 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 18 months or less; the longest for 7 years. Half the recalls came within 4.5 years of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A refund in 2 of the 4 notices that name a remedy, a repair in 2. Some notices offer more than one.
Burn is named in all 5 notices (100%), against 14% of all CPSC notices on file. Then fire (5).
All 5 notices that describe incidents report at least one.
2 of the 5 notices list model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 3, date codes or manufacture dates in 2. A matching model number is a reason to open the notice, not the last word.
Where the notices say the numbers are: “on the right side of the interior of the unit once the bucket has been removed” (2 notices) and “in the table below”.
China (5), in the 5 notices that name a manufacturing country.
The recall contact each official notice gives, newest first. Contacts can change after a notice is published; the notice itself is the final word.
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 5 recall notices naming LG Electronics (Tianjin) Appliance consumer products between 2009 and 2013, covering at least 893,000 units.
No. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published no recall notice naming LG Electronics (Tianjin) Appliance consumer products in 2026. The most recent was announced July 17, 2013 (CPSC 13-238).
Dehumidifiers (5).
“Sears Recalls Kenmore® Dehumidifiers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards” (CPSC 12-240), announced August 2, 2012: about 795,000 units.
Find the model number on the product's rating label, then type it into the model-number lookup on this page. A match means the number appears in an official CPSC notice; open that notice to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe. 2 of the 5 notices here list model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 3 and date codes or manufacture dates in 2. The place they name most often is “on the right side of the interior of the unit once the bucket has been removed”.
Each notice names its own recall contact; the contacts for every LG Electronics (Tianjin) Appliance notice are listed on this page. For the most recent one, Kenmore dehumidifiers (CPSC 13-238), call (855) 400-4641 and go to www.Kenmoredehumidifierrecall.com.
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