Dehumidifiers

CPSC product category · 14 recalls · 0.1% of the register · about 8,652,000 units

14 CPSC recalls on this register (0.1% of 10,027) are filed under Dehumidifiers, most in 2014 (3). Together they cover about 8,652,000 units; the median recall lists 198,000.

The hazards mentioned most often are fire, burn and overheating.

Hazards cited

Fire13

Burn9

Overheating8

Electric shock1

Firms named most often

Firm	Recalls
Gree Electric Appliances	3
LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance	3
GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment	2
LG Electronics (Tianjin) Appliance	2
LG Electronics	1
The Home Depot	1
Whirlpool	1

Recalls by year

CPSC recalls in Dehumidifiers by year announced.

Median units per recall: 198,000 (all recalls: 8,800).

Most recent recalls

Date	Recall	Firm	Hazard	Units	No.
15 May 2014	Gree Reannounces Dehumidifier Recall Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards; More Fires and Property Damage Reported	Gree Electric Appliances	Fire, Burn, Overheating	2,500,000	14179
29 Apr 2014	GE Brand Dehumidifiers by Midea Recalled for Repair Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Walmart	GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment	Fire	15,500	14164
30 Jan 2014	Gree Expands Dehumidifier Recall to Include GE Brand Dehumidifiers Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards	Gree Electric Appliances	Fire, Burn, Overheating	350,000	14095
12 Sep 2013	Gree Recalls 12 Brands of Dehumidifiers Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards; More Than $2 Million in Property Damage Reported	Gree Electric Appliances	Fire, Burn, Overheating	2,200,000	13283
17 Jul 2013	Sears Reannounces Recall of Kenmore Dehumidifiers Due to Additional Reports of Fires, Burn, Low Consumer Response Rate	LG Electronics (Tianjin) Appliance	Fire, Burn, Overheating	795,000	13238
2 Aug 2012	Sears Recalls Kenmore® Dehumidifiers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards	LG Electronics (Tianjin) Appliance	Fire, Burn, Overheating	795,000	12240
14 Sep 2011	Home Fires Prompt Dehumidifier Recall Reannouncement from LG Electronics	LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance	Fire, Burn	98,000	11324
11 Jan 2011	GE and Professional Series Brand Dehumidifiers Recalled Due to Fire Hazard	GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment	Fire	198,000	11088
10 Aug 2010	Additional Reports of Fires and Low Consumer Response Rate Prompt Reannouncement of Goldstar and Comfort-Aire Dehumidifier Recall	LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance	Fire, Burn	98,000	10316
30 Dec 2009	Dehumidifiers Recalled by LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance Due to Fire and Burn Hazards	LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance	Fire, Burn	98,000	10096
17 Dec 2009	Home Depot Recalls Dehumidifiers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards	The Home Depot	Fire, Burn, Overheating	2,000	10082
17 Oct 2002	CPSC, W.C. Wood Company Announce Recall of Dehumidifiers	W.C. Wood	Electric shock	2,500	03019
31 Jan 2002	CPSC, Whirlpool Announce Recall of Dehumidifiers	Whirlpool	Fire, Overheating	1,400,000	02096
19 Apr 2001	CPSC, LG Electronics Inc. Announce Recall of Goldstar, General Electric, and Sears Kenmore Dehumidifiers	LG Electronics	Fire, Overheating	100,000	01130

Questions and answers

How many CPSC recalls are there for Dehumidifiers?

14 on this register (0.1% of 10,027), covering about 8,652,000 units; the median recall lists 198,000 units.

What hazards are cited for Dehumidifiers?

fire (13), burn (9), overheating (8), electric shock (1).

Where does the category come from?

It is the product type CPSC assigns to the first product in each recall record. Records without a product type (mostly before 2010) are not in any category.

Provenance

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission Recall Retrieval Web Services, public domain, retrieved 29 Sep 2026; latest record dated 24 Sep 2026. See the methodology.