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Gree Reannounces Dehumidifier Recall Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards; More Fires and Property Damage Reported

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Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014.  Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall date: May 15, 2014
Recall number: 14-179

 

  • Danby dehumidifier model DDR3011
    Danby dehumidifier model DDR3011

Recall Summary

Name of product:  Dehumidifiers

Hazard:  The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

Consumer Contact:  Gree toll-free at (866) 853-2802 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.greeusa.com and click on Recall for more information.

Recall Details

Units:  About 2.5 million in the United States and 55,000 in Canada (This recall was first announced in September 2013, updated in October 2013 and expanded in January 2014)

Description:  This recall involves 20, 25, 30, 40, 45, 50, 65 and 70-pint dehumidifiers with brand names Danby, De’Longhi, Fedders, Fellini, Frigidaire,GE,Gree, Kenmore, Norpole, Premiere, Seabreeze, SoleusAir and SuperClima.  Recalled model numbers and date codes are listed below. The brand name and the pint capacity are printed on the front of the dehumidifier. The model number and date code are printed on a sticker on the back, front or side of the unit. The dehumidifiers are white, beige, gray or black plastic and measure between 19 and 24 inches tall, 13 and 15 inches wide, and 9 and 11 inches deep. 

 Danby or Premiere

 

Model number                       Capacity                     Date code range   

DDR3011                               30-pint                         All units

DDR30P                                 30-pint                         All units

DDR4511                               45-pint                         All units

DDR45P                                 45-pint                         All units

DDR6511                               65-pint                         All units

DDR65CHP                           65-pint                         All units
 

De’Longhi or SuperClima

Model number                       Capacity                     Date code range

DDSE30                                 30-pint                         All units  

DDSE40                                 40-pint                         All units

DG50                                      50-pint                         All units
 

Fedders

Model number                       Capacity                     Date code range

FEDH-MAH030-C15             30-pint                         All units

FEDH-MAH070-C15             70-pint                         All units
 

Fellini

Model number                       Capacity                     Date code range

13-06030                                 50-pint                         All units

13-06031                                 70-pint                         All units
 

Frigidaire

Model number                       Pint capacity              Date code range

FDB30R1                               30-pint                         01/07 through 09/08

FDB50R1                               50-pint                         01/07 through 09/08

FDB70R1                               70-pint                         01/07 through 09/08

FDD25S1                                25-pint                         01/07 through 09/08

FDF50S1                                50-pint                         01/07 through 09/08

FDF70S1                                70-pint                         01/07 through 09/08

FDL30R1                                30-pint                         01/07 through 09/08

FDL50R1                                50-pint                         01/07 through 09/08

FDL50S1                                50-pint                         01/07 through 09/08

FDL70R1                                70-pint                         01/07 through 09/08

FDL70S1                                70-pint                         01/07 through 09/08

FDM30R1                               30-pint                         01/07 through 09/08

FDR30S1                                30-pint                         01/07 through 09/08
 

GE

Model number                      Pint capacity               Date code range

ADER30LN                           30 pint                          01/08 through 12/10

ADEW30LN                          30 pint                          01/08 through 12/10

AHR30LL                              30 pint                          01/08 through 12/10

AHR30LM                             30 pint                          01/08 through 12/10

AHW30LM                            30 pint                          01/08 through 12/10

ADER40LN                            40 pint                         01/08 through 12/10

AHH40LL                               40 pint                         01/08 through 12/10

AHR40LL                               40 pint                         01/08 through 12/10

AHR40LM                              40 pint                         01/08 through 12/10

ADEH50LN                            50 pint                         01/08 through 12/10

ADER50LN                            50 pint                         01/08 through 12/10

ADEW50LN                           50 pint                         01/08 through 12/10

AHH50LM                              50 pint                         01/08 through 12/10

AHR50LL                               50 pint                         01/08 through 12/10

AHR50LM                              50 pint                         01/08 through 12/10

AHW50LM                             50 pint                         01/08 through 12/10

ADER65LN                            65 pint                          01/08 through 12/10

ADEW65LN                           65 pint                          01/08 through 12/10

AHR65LL                               65 pint                          01/08 through 12/10

AHR65LM                              65 pint                          01/08 through 12/10

AHW65LM                             65 pint                          01/08 through 12/10
 

Gree

Model number                       Capacity                     Date code range   

13-06090                                 30-pint                         All units

13-06091                                 45-pint                         All units

13-06092                                 50-pint                         All units

GDN40AH-A4EBB1A            40-pint                         All units

GDN45AH-A3EBB2A            45-pint                         All units

GDN50AF-A3EBA8A            50-pint                         All units 

GDN50AF-A3EBA8B            50-pint                         All units

GDN70AF-A3EBA8A            70-pint                         All units

GDN70AF-A3EBB3A            70-pint                         All units

GDN70AI-A3EBB2A             70-pint                         All units

GDNE30AEBA1A8A             30-pint                         All units

GDNE40AEBA1A8A             40-Pint                         All units

GDNE50AFBA1A8A             50-pint                         All units

GDNE65AFBA1A8A             65-pint                         All units
 

Kenmore

Model number                       Capacity                     Date code range        

407.52301210                         30-pint                         2012-04 through 2012-09      

407.52501210                         50-pint                         2012-04 through 2012-09

407.52701210                         70-pint                         2012-04 through 2012-09      

407.52702210                         70-pint                         2012-04 through 2012-08      
 

Norpole

Model number                       Capacity                     Date code range

NPDH30PG                            30-pint                         All units

 

Seabreeze

Model number                       Capacity                     Date code range

DH450S                                  50-pint                         All units

DH470S                                  70-pint                        All units

 

SoleusAir

Model Number                      Capacity                     Date code range

CFM-25E                                25-pint                         All units

CFM-40E                                40-pint                         All units

DP1-30-03                              30-pint                         All units

DP1-40-03                              40-pint                         All units

DP1-50-03                              50-pint                         All units

DP1-50-03A                           50-pint                         All units         

DP1-70-03                              70-pint                         All units

GL-DEH-30-1                         30-pint                         1211 through 0612     

GL-DEH-45-2                         45-pint                         1211 through 0612

GL-DEH-50-2L2                    50-pint                         1211 through 0612

GL-DEH-50-2Q2                   50-pint                         1211 through 0612

GL-DEH-70-2S2                    70-pint                         1211 through 0612

GL-DEH-70P-2S2                  70-pint                         0112 through 0612

GM-DEH-30M-1L2               30-pint                         010512 through 061412

GM-DEH-30M-1R2               30-pint                         010512 through 061412

GM-DEH-45-1                       45-pint                         122511 through 062112         

GM-DEH-70-1S2                   70-pint                         010512 through 062112

SG-DEH-25-4                         25-pint                         032711 through 081712

SG-DEH-30-2                         30-pint                         032711 through 050712

SG-DEH-30B-1                      30-pint                         011210 through 041310

SG-DEH-30M-1                     30-pint                         010210 through 071512

SG-DEH-30M-1A                  30-pint                         121510 through 111011

SG-DEH-30M-1L2                 30-pint                         010510 through 071512

SG-DEH-30M-1R2                30-pint                         010510 through 071512

SG-DEH-45-1                         45-pint                         010210 through 071512

SG-DEH-45-1A                      45-pint                         121510 through 111011

SG-DEH-45-2                         45-pint                         032711 through 050712

SG-DEH-50-2                         50-pint                         010712 through 010712

SG-DEH-70-1                         70-pint                         010210 through 071512

SG-DEH-70-1A                      70-pint                         121510 through 111011

SG-DEH-70-2                         70-pint                         032711 through 050712

SG-DEH-70-2S2                     70-pint                         032711 through 050712

Incidents/Injuries:  The number of reported incidents of overheating dehumidifiers has increased nearly 400 percent from 119 in the original recall (September 2013) to 471 reported incidents. The number of reported fires has increased more than 200 percent from 46 to 121 reported fires. Property damage reports have more than doubled from $2.15 million in the original recall to nearly $4.5 million.

Remedy:  Consumers should immediately turn off and unplug the dehumidifiers and contact Gree to receive a refund.

Sold at:  AAFES, HH Gregg,Home Depot, Kmart, Lowe’s, Menards, Mills Fleet Farm, Sam’s Club, Sears, Walmart and other stores nationwide and in Canada, and online at Amazon.com and Ebay.com, from January 2005 through August 2013 for between $110 and $400.

Importers:  Airwell of France; CNA of Wood Dale, Ill.; Danby of Ontario, Canada;  De’Longhi of Italy; Frigidaire, of Charlotte, N.C.; GE Appliances, of Louisville, Ky.; Gree USA Sales Ltd. of City of Industry, Calif.; IRP of Pineville, N.C.; MJC America Ltd. dba Soleus International Inc. of Walnut, Calif.; and Sunrise of Quebec, Canada.

Manufacturer:  Gree Electric Appliances, of China

Manufactured in:  China

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC’s work to help ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.

Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC’s Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing to CPSC’s free e-mail newsletters.

Source: cpsc.gov

 


        

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