Product Recall Number: 14-095
Why was Dehumidifiers recalled?
The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
Product Recall Number: 14-095
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2014-01-30
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Dehumidifiers
Description: The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire. Fires reported.
Hazard Description: The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 350,000 in the United States and 2,700 in Canada (Gree previously recalled 2.2 million dehumidifiers under 12 other brand names in September 2013)
Incidents: The firm has received 16 reports of incidents with the recalled GE-brand dehumidifiers, including 11 reports of overheating with no property damage beyond the units, and 5 reports of fires beyond the units which were associated with about $430,000 reported in property damage. This is in addition to more than 71 fires and $2,725,000 in property damage reported with other brands of Gree-manufactured dehumidifiers in the previous recall. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately turn off and unplug the dehumidifiers and contact Gree to receive a refund.
Sold At: Sam's Club, Walmart and other stores nationwide and in Canada, and online at Amazon.com and Ebay.com, from April 2008 through December 2011 for between $180 and $270.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed