GE Appliances, a Haier Company, Recalls Bottom Freezer, French Door Refrigerators Due to Fall Hazard
CPSC recall 22117. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The freezer handle can detach when a consumer tries to open the freezer drawer, posing a fall hazard to the consumer.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should contact GE Appliances to determine if their unit is part of the recall and to schedule a free in-home service call to have the freezer's handle mounting fasteners replaced and the handle re-installed and for instructions for safe use pending a repair. The firm is contacting all known purchasers directly.
CPSC recall 22117 has the recall date 14 Apr 2022. The notice names the firm GE Appliances, a Haier. The recall has about 155,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2022 has 5,400 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Fall.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | The firm has received 71 reports of the freezer drawer handle detaching, resulting in 37 reported injuries, including three serious fall injuries. |
|---|---|
| Units | 155,000 |
| Remedy options | Repair |
| Description | This recall involves six models of GE-brand French Door Refrigerators with bottom freezers in fingerprint resistant stainless steel, which were manufactured from February 2020 through August 2021. The brand name, model, and serial number for each unit are printed on a label located on the top of the left side of the interior of the refrigerator compartment. The refrigerators are 36 inches wide. The affected model numbers are GFE26JYMKFFS, GFE26JYMNFFS GNE27EYMKFFS, GNE27EYMNFFS, GNE27JYMKFFS, and GNE27JYMNFFS. The serial numbers for the affected models begin with one of the following two letter combinations: DR, FR, GR, HR, LR, MR, RR, SR, TR, VR, ZR, AS, DS, FS, GS, HS, LS, MS. |
| Product | GE-brand Free-Standing French Door Refrigerators in Fingerprint Resistant Stainless Steel, About 155,000 (In addition, about 2,300 were sold in Canada) |
| Sold at | The Home Depot, Lowe's, Best Buy and other home improvement and home appliance stores nationwide and online at Lowes.com and BestBuy.com from February 2020 through January 2022 for between $1,900 and $2,500, depending on the model. |
| Importer | GE Appliances, a Haier company |
| Made in | Mexico |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 155,000Median of 2022: 5,400
- CPSC recalls of 2022
- 292
- Recalls of 2022 with one of the same hazards
- 14%
- Recalls on the register that name GE Appliances, a Haier
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2021 | GE Appliances, a Haier Company, Recalls to Repair Free-Standing and Slide-In Ranges Due to Tip-Over Hazard |
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 22117The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 22117. https://recallregister.com/product/9282-ge-appliances-a-haier-company-recalls-bottom-freezer-french-door-refri/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 22117 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
The firm has received 71 reports of the freezer drawer handle detaching, resulting in 37 reported injuries, including three serious fall injuries.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
The Home Depot, Lowe's, Best Buy and other home improvement and home appliance stores nationwide and online at Lowes.com and BestBuy.com from February 2020 through January 2022 for between $1,900 and $2,500, depending on the model.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 22117?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Repair
- How many units are in CPSC recall 22117?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 155,000 (In addition, about 2,300 were sold in Canada)