Amana Freezers
CPSC recall 78094. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
CPSC recall 78094 has the recall date 22 Nov 1978. The notice names the firm Amana. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Freezers.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | November 22, 1978 Release # 78-094 Amana Freezers WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 22)-- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Amana Refrigeration, Inc., Amana, Iowa, today announced that 96,000 owners of Amana side-by-side refrigerator-freezers made between February 1969 and September 1974, have been contacted by the company and given instructions for modifying the units to eliminate any possibility of shock hazard. In its first announcement of the possible defect made jointly with Amana in August 1977, CPSC described the voluntary repair program for about 240,000 units. According to Amana, it has exhausted all available lists of consumers to contact concerning the modification program and wants the remaining owners to get in touch with the company immediately. The Amana models to be modified are SR17, SR19, SR22, SR25, SD19, SD22, and SD25, whose serial numbers begin with the letters IS, E, B, L, A or C. The appliances in question can be positively identified by checking the model and serial number on the serial plate located behind the removable black grille at the lower front of the unit. The possibility of a shock hazard is caused by a defective hinge wire assembly… |
| Product | Amana side-by-side refrigerator-freezers, Freezers |
| Manufacturer | Amana |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1978: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1978
- 43
- Recalls of 1978 with one of the same hazards
- 21%
- Recalls of 1978 in the category Freezers
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Amana
- 6
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 31 Aug 1999 | Gas Ranges Recalled by Amana |
| 15 Nov 1995 | CPSC, Amana Announce Recall To Repair Oven |
| 3 Nov 1994 | CPSC And Amana Work To Fix Refrigerator Shock Hazard |
| 1 Apr 1992 | Amana Recall Of Certain Model Room Air Conditioner Switches |
| 22 Aug 1977 | Refrigerator Repaired by Amana |
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 78094. https://recallregister.com/product/3954-amana-freezers/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 78094 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 78094 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Amana?
- 6 CPSC recalls on this register name Amana. This recall is 1 of them.