Sub-Zero Will Inspect Refrigerators That Can Tip Over
CPSC recall 94130. Recall date: .
CPSC recall 94130 has the recall date 19 Sep 1994. The notice names the firm Sub-Zero. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Tip-over. CPSC gives the product type Refrigerators.
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| Description | September 19, 1994 Release # 94-130 Washington, D.C. - CPSC, Sub-Zero Freezer Company Inc. of Madison, Wis., is voluntarily offering to inspect, at no cost, its model 550 and 501 built-in refrigerators/freezers installed between June 1989 and December 1992. Sub-Zero has received 30 reports of the refrigerators/freezers tipping forward, including nine injuries. All tipovers involved refrigerators that were not properly secured during installation.Approximately 61,000 refrigerators/freezers were sold nationwide through kitchen dealers and appliance stores. The refrigerators are 36 inches wide and have the name "Sub- Zero" on the ventilating grill. The model number is on a sticker attached to the interior door frame. Model 501 refrigerators/freezers have a single door with the motor on the bottom. Model 550 refrigerator/freezers have a drawer on the bottom, a single refrigerator door, and the motor on top. These refrigerators/freezers are intended to be secured to the wall studs or to solidly-attached surrounding cabinets. Failure to secure them during installation could allow the refrigerators/freezers to fall forward during use.Owners of Models 501 and 550 refrigerators/freezers… |
| Product | Sub-Zero built-in refrigerators/freezers, Refrigerators |
| Manufacturer | Sub-Zero |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1994: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1994
- 109
- Recalls of 1994 with one of the same hazards
- 1%
- Recalls of 1994 in the category Refrigerators
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Sub-Zero
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 94130. https://recallregister.com/product/5577-sub-zero-will-inspect-refrigerators-that-can-tip-over/. 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 94130 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 94130 has no incident or injury text.