WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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®, MAGIC CHEF®, PERFORMA BY MAYTAG® AND CROSLEY® BRAND REFRIGERATORS
UNITS: ABOUT 46,000 (1.6 MILLION UNITS WERE PREVIOUSLY RECALLED MARCH 2009)
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 23 ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF REFRIGERATOR RELAY IGNITION, INCLUDING 4 REPORTS OF PROPERTY DAMAGE RANGING FROM SMOKE DAMAGE TO EXTENSIVE KITCHEN DAMAGE.
DESCRIPTION: THE RECALL INCLUDES CERTAIN MAYTAG®, 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 | CN, CP, YY, YZ | MZ |
TOP FREEZERREFRIGERATORS | CA, CC, CE, CG, ZB, ZD, ZF, ZH | CT15G4, CTB152, CTL151, CTM152,CTN151, MTB195, MTB215, MTB245,MTF195, MTF215, PTB155, PTB175,PTB195, PTB215 |
REFRIGERATORS WITH FREEZERS ON THE BOTTOM ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL.
SOLD AT: DEPARTMENT AND APPLIANCE STORES AND BY HOMEBUILDERS NATIONWIDE FROM SEPTEMBER 2000 THROUGH MAY 2004 FOR BETWEEN ABOUT $350 AND $1,600.
MANUFACTURED IN: UNITED STATES
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT MAYTAG TO DETERMINE IF THEIR REFRIGERATOR IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND IF SO, 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 MODELFIGURE 2: TOP FREEZER MODELFIGURE 3: MODEL/SERIAL LABEL
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