Gree Electric Appliances Dehumidifiers
The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke, and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
- Fire
- Burn
- About 1.56 million units
- 688 reports
- Refund
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Dehumidifier recalls
Recalls involving household dehumidifiers, including the multi-brand fire-hazard recalls of Gree, Midea, and New Widetech units.
18 official CPSC notices published 2001–2023, covering at least 12 million units.
Dehumidifier recall lookup by model number
Type the model number from your dehumidifier's label. Every model number named in a dehumidifier recall is listed below, grouped by notice.
153 model numbers
Gree Electric Appliances Dehumidifiers · 23-262 · 2023
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New Widetech Dehumidifiers · 21-174 · 2021
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Gree Electric Appliances Dehumidifiers · 14-095 · 2014
Kenmore dehumidifiers · 13-238 · 2013
Kenmore Dehumidifiers · 12-240 · 2012
Hampton Bay Dehumidifiers · 10-082 · 2009
W.C. Wood Dehumidifier · 03-019 · 2002
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Latest dehumidifier recalls
New Widetech Dehumidifiers
The recalled dehumidifiers can overheat and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards.
- Fire
- Burn
- About 2 million units
- 107 reports
- Refund
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Gree Electric Appliances Dehumidifiers
The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire, posing serious fire and burn hazards to consumers.
- Fire
- Burn
- About 2.5 million units
- 2,000 reports
- Refund
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GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment
The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire, posing serious fire and burn hazards.
- Fire
- Burn
- About 3.4 million units
- 38 reports
- Refund or Replacement
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Gree Electric Appliances Dehumidifiers
The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
- Fire
- Burn
- About 2.5 million units
- 471 reports
- Refund
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GE Brand Dehumidifiers
A component in the dehumidifier's compressor can short circuit, posing a fire hazard.
- Fire
- About 15,500 units
- 1 report
- Repair
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Gree Electric Appliances Dehumidifiers
The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
- Fire
- Burn
- About 350,000 units
- 16 reports
- Refund
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Gree Electric Appliances Dehumidifiers
The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
- Fire
- Burn
- About 2.2 million units
- 325 reports
- Refund
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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
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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
- 107 reports
- Refund
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Goldstar or Comfort-Aire dehumidifiers
The power connector for the dehumidifier's compressor can short circuit, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers and their property.
- Fire
- Burn
- About 98,000 units
- 16 reports
- Repair
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GE and Professional Series Brand Dehumidifiers
A component in the dehumidifier's compressor can short circuit, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
- Fire
- About 198,000 units
- 14 reports
- Repair
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Dehumidifier recalls by the numbers
- recall notices
- 18
- units recalled, at least
- 12 million
- incident reports
- 1,345
- brands
- 12
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced or restated recall once; 13 of 18 notices add a unit count. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
- 2001: 1 notice
- 2002: 2 notices
- 2003: 0 notices
- 2004: 0 notices
- 2005: 0 notices
- 2006: 0 notices
- 2007: 0 notices
- 2008: 0 notices
- 2009: 2 notices
- 2010: 1 notice
- 2011: 2 notices
- 2012: 1 notice
- 2013: 2 notices
- 2014: 3 notices
- 2015: 0 notices
- 2016: 2 notices
- 2017: 0 notices
- 2018: 0 notices
- 2019: 0 notices
- 2020: 0 notices
- 2021: 1 notice
- 2022: 0 notices
- 2023: 1 notice
- Brands most often named
- Gree Electric Appliances (5), LG Electronics (Tianjin) Appliance (5), Airwell of France; CNA of Wood Dale, Ill.; Danby of Ontario, Canada; De'Longhi of Italy; Frigidaire (3), GD Midea Air-Conditioning Equipment (3), GE Appliances (2), Gree (2), Kenmore (2), GE
- Hazards identified
- Fire, Burn, Electric shock
- Categories
- HVAC & Water Heaters
- Latest notice
- August 16, 2023
What the dehumidifier recall notices say
Counted across all 18 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
Where they were sold
Walmart (10), The Home Depot (9), Menards (7), Sam's Club (6), and Sears (6) are the stores named most often in the 18 notices that say where dehumidifiers were sold. 7 of the 18 notices mention online sales.
What buyers paid
The 18 notices that give a price range from $100 to $430. Half of them name a price of $135 or less.
How long they were on sale
By the 18 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 4.5 years or less; the longest for 11 years. Half the recalls came within 7 years of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
What the recalls offered
A refund in 9 of the 13 notices that name a remedy, a repair in 4, a replacement in 1. Some notices offer more than one.
The hazards that recur
Fire is named in 17 of the 18 notices (94%), against 24% of all CPSC notices on file. Then burn (13) and electric shock (1).
Incidents reported
All 18 notices that describe incidents report at least one.
How the notices identify affected units
8 of the 18 notices list model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 8, date codes or manufacture dates in 11. A matching model number is a reason to open the notice, not the last word.
Where the notices say the numbers are: “on a sticker on the back, front or side of the unit” (3 notices), “on the nameplate sticker on the back of the dehumidifier” (3 notices), and “on the right side of the interior of the unit once the bucket has been removed” (2 notices).
Where they were made
China (15) and Canada (1), in the 16 notices that name a manufacturing country.
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Largest dehumidifier recalls by units
- Dehumidifiers3.4 million units
- Gree Electric Appliances Dehumidifiers2.2 million units
- New Widetech Dehumidifiers2 million units
- Gree Electric Appliances Dehumidifiers1.6 million units
- Whirlpool Dehumidifiers1.4 million units
Complete dehumidifier recall list (18)
Every notice, newest first. Unit counts are the U.S. figures each notice states.
| Date | Recall | Hazard | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2023 | Gree Electric Appliances Dehumidifiers 23-262 | Fire, Burn | 1.6 million |
| Aug 4, 2021 | New Widetech Dehumidifiers 21-174 | Fire, Burn | 2 million |
| Nov 29, 2016 | Gree Electric Appliances Dehumidifiers 17-039 | Fire, Burn | 2.5 million |
| Nov 2, 2016 | Dehumidifiers 17-024 | Fire, Burn | 3.4 million |
| May 15, 2014 | Gree Electric Appliances Dehumidifiers 14-179 | Fire, Burn | 2.5 million |
| Apr 29, 2014 | GE Brand Dehumidifiers 14-164 | Fire | 15,500 |
| Jan 30, 2014 | Gree Electric Appliances Dehumidifiers 14-095 | Fire, Burn | 350,000 |
| Sep 12, 2013 | Gree Electric Appliances Dehumidifiers 13-283 | Fire, Burn | 2.2 million |
| Jul 17, 2013 | Kenmore dehumidifiers 13-238 | Fire, Burn | 795,000 |
| Aug 2, 2012 | Kenmore Dehumidifiers 12-240 | Fire, Burn | 795,000 |
| Sep 14, 2011 | Goldstar or Comfort-Aire dehumidifiers 11-324 | Fire, Burn | 98,000 |
| Jan 11, 2011 | GE and Professional Series Brand Dehumidifiers 11-088 | Fire | 198,000 |
| Aug 10, 2010 | LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance Portable Dehumidifiers 10-316 | Fire, Burn | 98,000 |
| Dec 30, 2009 | LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance Portable Dehumidifiers 10-096 | Fire, Burn | 98,000 |
| Dec 17, 2009 | Hampton Bay Dehumidifiers 10-082 | Fire, Burn | 2,000 |
| Oct 17, 2002 | W.C. Wood Dehumidifier 03-019 | Electric shock | 2,500 |
| Jan 31, 2002 | Whirlpool Dehumidifiers 02-096 | Fire | 1.4 million |
| Apr 19, 2001 | Goldstar, General Electric, and Sears Kenmore portable… 01-130 | Fire | 100,000 |
Dehumidifier recall questions
How many dehumidifiers have been recalled?
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 18 recall notices for dehumidifiers since 2001, covering at least 12 million units. The most recent is “Gree Recalls 1.56 Million Dehumidifiers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards; Reports of At Least 23 Fires” (CPSC 23-262), announced August 16, 2023.
Are there any dehumidifier recalls in 2026?
No. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published no recall notice for dehumidifiers in 2026. The most recent was announced August 16, 2023 (CPSC 23-262).
What is the largest dehumidifier recall?
“Dehumidifiers Made by Midea Recalled Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards; $4.8 Million in Property Damage Reported” (CPSC 17-024), announced November 2, 2016: about 3.4 million units.
Which brands have recalled dehumidifiers?
Brands named most often: Gree Electric Appliances (5), LG Electronics (Tianjin) Appliance (5), Airwell of France; CNA of Wood Dale, Ill.; Danby of Ontario, Canada; De'Longhi of Italy; Frigidaire (3), GD Midea Air-Conditioning Equipment (3), GE Appliances (2), Gree (2), Kenmore (2) and GE, plus 4 more brands. Brand-name products are often made by another firm, so one recall can span several brands.
How do I check if my dehumidifier is recalled?
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. 8 of the 18 notices here list model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 8 and date codes or manufacture dates in 11. The place they name most often is “on a sticker on the back, front or side of the unit”.
What should I do if my dehumidifier is recalled?
Follow the remedy in the official notice and contact the firm it names. Across dehumidifier recalls, the remedies offered most often are refund (9), repair (4) and replacement (1).
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