CPSC, W.C. Wood Co. Announce Recall Of 345,775 Freezers
CPSC recall 96066. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Entrapment
CPSC recall 96066 has the recall date 14 Feb 1996. The notice names the firm Danby Products. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Entrapment.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Whirlpool's Recall Hotline: (866) 580-9177 February 14, 1996 Release # 96-066 WASHINGTON, D.C.- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), W.C. Wood Company Inc. of Ottawa, Ohio, is announcing a voluntary recall to repair 345,775 chest freezers. The freezer's lock mechanism can be forced open without a key. Therefore, if a child opens the freezer and climbs or falls in, the lock could re-latch, trapping the child inside.The freezers were sold from January 1991 through February 1996 in five different sizes: 7, 10, 12, 15, and 22 cubic feet. All of the freezers are white or almond. The freezers were sold nationwide for retail prices ranging from $199 to $549 through the following companies and brand names:W.C. Wood Company distributed as Woods Brand and Quickfrez Brand; Danby Products Inc. of Findlay, Ohio, distributed as Danby Brand;Crosley Group of Winston-Salem, N.C., distributed as Crosley Brand; Whirlpool Corporation of Benton Harbor, Mich., distributed as Whirlpool Brand, Roper Brand, and Estate Brand. W.C. Wood Co. is aware of five reports of incidents in which children have opened locked freezers without a key, including one report of a child… |
| Product | Crosley chest freezers |
| Product | Estate chest freezers, Freezers |
| Product | Quickfrez chest freezers |
| Product | Roper chest freezers |
| Product | Whirlpool chest freezers |
| Product | Woods chest freezers |
| Manufacturer | Danby Products; Crosley; Whirlpool; Roper; Estate |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1996: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1996
- 138
- Recalls of 1996 with one of the same hazards
- 3%
- Recalls on the register that name Danby Products
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 9 Mar 2022 | Danby Products Recalls Free-Standing and Slide-in Electric and Gas Ranges Due to Tip-Over Hazard and Risk of Burn Injuries |
Official channels
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 96066. https://recallregister.com/product/5760-cpsc-w-c-wood-co-announce-recall-of-345-775-freezers/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 1 Oct 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 96066 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 96066 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Danby Products?
- 2 CPSC recalls on this register name Danby Products. This recall is 1 of them.