Recall #22-117 · Published April 14, 2022
GE-brand Free-Standing French Door Refrigerators in Fingerprint Resistant Stainless Steel
CPSC published a recall notice for GE-brand Free-Standing French Door Refrigerators in Fingerprint Resistant Stainless Steel from GE- Free-Standing French Door on April 14, 2022. CPSC identifies this hazard: The freezer handle can detach when a consumer tries to open the freezer drawer, posing a fall hazard to the consumer. The official remedy states: 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.
Why it was recalled
The freezer handle can detach when a consumer tries to open the freezer drawer, posing a fall hazard to the consumer.
Official 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 published
- April 14, 2022
- Units
- About 155,000 (In addition, about 2,300 were sold in Canada)
- Sold at / sales period
- 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.