No. 11-028Appliances
Haier America Recalls Chest Freezers Due to Fire Hazard
Haier America Trading LLC, New York, N.Y.
Hazard: A capacitor in the freezer's circuitry can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Product type
Freezer recalls
Recalls involving chest, upright, and built-in freezers.
21 official CPSC notices published 1978–2022, matched on the notice's product identity — not on description text.
At a glance
- Brands most often named
- California Innovations (2), Haier America Trading LLC, New York, N.Y. (2), Liebherr (2), Viking built-in side-by-side (2), Amana side-by-side
- Hazards identified
- Fire, Fall, Burn, Choking
- Categories
- Appliances
- Latest notice
- 2022-10-13
Recall results
No. 09-242Appliances
Viking Range Corporation Recalls Built-In Refrigerators Due to Injury Hazard; Doors Can Detach
Viking Built-In Side-by-Side
Hazard: The refrigerator's doors can detach, posing an injury hazard to consumers.
No. 09-739Appliances
Commercial Freezers Used in Grocery Stores Recalled By Unilever Due to Fire Hazard
Fricon Upright
Hazard: The controller of the freezer is incompatible with the unit and can overheat and melt the relay, posing a fire hazard.
Models
No. 09-712Appliances
Commercial Frozen Food Merchandisers Recalled by Tyler Refrigeration Due to Fire Hazard
Tyler Refrigeration
Hazard: Incomplete/incorrect light bulb installation can result in electrical arcing in the fixture, which can pose a fire hazard to consumers.
No. 05-279Appliances
CPSC, W.C. Wood Company Inc. Announce Recall of Upright Freezers and Single Door Refrigerators
Automatic Defrost Upright
Hazard: The defrost heater coil can become exposed inside the units, which poses a potential shock hazard to consumers. In some cases, the exposed heater wire can also melt, or burn the unit's interior plastic food liner.
No. 01-016Appliances
CPSC, Appliance Manufacturers Announce Voluntary Recall Initiative for Old Chest Freezers - A Deadly Play Area for Children
The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) and its refrigerator/freezer manufacturing members
Hazard: Although some manufacturers had freezers that were in compliance prior to the 1970 standards, most old chest freezers have latches that can trap a child. Children playing "hide-and-seek" have found the non-working freezers a deadly place to hide. When the lid closes, children can become trapped inside and suffocate - usually in less than ten minutes.
No. 96-066Appliances
CPSC, W.C. Wood Co. Announce Recall Of 345,775 Freezers
Crosley chest
Hazard: Entrapment
No. 94-130Appliances
Sub-Zero Will Inspect Refrigerators That Can Tip Over
Sub-Zero built-in
CPSC published a recall notice for Sub-Zero built-in refrigerators/freezers from Sub-Zero built-in on September 19, 1994.
No. 78-094Appliances
Amana Freezers
Amana side-by-side
CPSC published a recall notice for Amana side-by-side refrigerator-freezers from Amana side-by-side on November 22, 1978.