THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT.
NAME OF PRODUCT: MAYTAG®, JENN-AIR®, AMANA®, ADMIRAL®, MAGIC CHEF®, PERFORMA BY MAYTAG® AND CROSLEY® BRAND REFRIGERATORS
UNITS: ABOUT 1.6 MILLION
MANUFACTURER: MAYTAG CORP., OF NEWTON, IOWA
HAZARD: AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE RELAY, THE COMPONENT THAT TURNS ON THE REFRIGERATOR’S COMPRESSOR, CAN CAUSE OVERHEATING AND POSE A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: MAYTAG HAS RECEIVED 41 REPORTS OF REFRIGERATOR RELAY IGNITION, INCLUDING 16 REPORTS OF PROPERTY DAMAGE RANGING FROM SMOKE DAMAGE TO EXTENSIVE KITCHEN DAMAGE.
DESCRIPTION: THE RECALL INCLUDES CERTAIN MAYTAG®, JENN-AIR®, AMANA®, ADMIRAL®, MAGIC CHEF®, PERFORMA BY MAYTAG® AND CROSLEY® BRAND SIDE BY SIDE AND TOP FREEZER REFRIGERATORS. THE AFFECTED REFRIGERATORS WERE MANUFACTURED IN BLACK, BISQUE, WHITE AND STAINLESS STEEL. THEY HAVE MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBERS PRINTED ON A LABEL LOCATED ON THE TOP MIDDLE OR LEFT UPPER SIDE OF THE REFRIGERATOR LINER AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER COMBINATIONS:
|   | SERIAL NUMBERS ENDING WITH | AND MODEL NUMBERS BEGINNING WITH |
|---|---|---|
| SIDE BY SIDEREFRIGERATORS | AA, AC, AE, AG, AJ, AL, AN, AP, AR,AT, AV, AX, CA, CC, CE, CG, CJ, CL,ZB, ZD, ZF, ZH, ZK, ZM, ZQ, ZS, ZU,ZW, ZY, ZZ | ARS, CS, JC, JS, MS, MZ, PS |
| TOP FREEZERREFRIGERATORS | AA, AC, AE, AG, AJ, AL, AN, AP, AR,AT, AV, AX, ZK, ZM, ZQ, ZS, ZU, ZW,ZY, ZZ | AT, CT, MT, PT |
REFRIGERATORS WITH FREEZERS ON THE BOTTOM ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL.
SOLD AT: DEPARTMENT AND APPLIANCE STORES AND BY HOMEBUILDERS NATIONWIDE FROM JANUARY 2001 THROUGH JANUARY 2004 FOR BETWEEN ABOUT $350 AND $1600.
MANUFACTURED IN: UNITED STATES
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT MAYTAG TO DETERMINE IF THEIR REFRIGERATOR IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE A FREE IN-HOME REPAIR. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT RETURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO THE RETAILER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MAYTAG TOLL-FREE AT (866) 533-9817 ANYTIME, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.REPAIR.MAYTAG.COM
REPRESENTATIVE MODELS:
FIGURE 1: SIDE BY SIDE MODEL
FIGURE 2: TOP FREEZER MODEL
FIGURE 3: MODEL/SERIAL LABEL VIDEO FEED SATELLITE COORDINATES (C-BAND)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2009 TIME: 10:15 A.M. – 10:45 A.M. ET SATELLITE: GALAXY 17 @ 91DEG WEST TRANSPONDER: 12C ANALOG C-BAND DOWNLINK FREQ: 3940 MHZ DOWNLINK POLARITY: VERTICAL BANDWIDTH: 36MHZ DOWNLINK AUDIO: 6.2 & 6.8 MHZ
VIDEO FEED SATELLITE COORDINATES (KU-BAND)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2009 TIME: 10:15 A.M. – 10:45 A.M. ET SATELLITE: GALAXY 17 @ 91DEG WEST TRANSPONDER: 19K – SLOT: 3 DIGITAL DOWNLINK FREQ: 12077MHZ DOWNLINK POLARITY: HORIZONTAL DOWNLINK AUDIO: CHANNEL 1 & 2 BANDWIDTH: 6 MHZ SYMBOL RATE: 3.9787 MS/S
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