Note: W.C. Wood is out of business. Whirlpool is providing a free in-home repair only for recalled Amana, Maytag and Whirlpool freezers. Discontinue use of unrepaired Crosley, Danby and Wood's freezers.
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Recall Details
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Whirlpool Hotline: (866) 580-9177 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Automatic Defrost Upright Freezers and All-Refrigerators
Units: About 112,000
Manufacturer: W.C. Wood Company Inc., of Ottawa, Ohio
Hazard: The defrost heater coil can become exposed inside the units, which poses a potential shock hazard to consumers. In some cases the exposed heater wire can also melt, or burn the unit's interior plastic food liner.
Incidents/Injuries: W.C. Woods has received 45 reports of incidents of the defrost heater coil becoming exposed. Nine of those incidents resulted in an electrical short. The others melted and burned the unit's interior plastic liner. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The recalled single door freezers and refrigerators are 15, 17 and 20-cubic foot Automatic Defrost Upright Freezers and 17-cubic foot Automatic Defrost All-Refrigerators that can be converted into freezers. They were sold under the brand names Amana, Crosley, Danby, Maytag, Whirlpool and Wood's, which is written on the front of the unit. The manufacturer label with the model number and date of manufacture is located on the inside of the cabinet. A list of model numbers and dates of manufacture included in the recall is listed below.
| Brand | Model Numbers | Date of Manufacture |
| Amana | AFU1567*, AFU1767*, AFU2067* | 200209 (September 2002) through 200402 (February 2004) |
| Crosley | FFCR17*, WCF15*, WCF17*, WCF20* | |
| Danby | DUF1700*, DFF1708* | |
| Maytag | MQU1556*, MQU2057* | |
| Whirlpool | EV150NXM*, EV170NYL*, EV171NYM*, EV200NXK*, EV201NXM*, EL7ATRRK*, EL7ATRRM*, EL7JWKLM*, EL7JWKRM* |
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| Wood's | F15*, F17*, F20*, F42*, F47*, F55*, WFF15*, WFF17*, WFF20*, RFA17*, RFC17*, R47F* |
Sold at: Home improvement and appliance stores from September 2002 through February 2005 for between $400 and $1,000.
Manufactured in: Canada and United States
Remedy: Consumers should contact Whirlpool to arrange for a free in-home repair for Amana, Maytag or Whirlpool freezers. There is no remedy available for unrepaired Crosley, Danby and Wood's freezers. Unplug and discontinue use of unrepaired units.
Consumer Contact: Contact Whirlpool Corp. toll-free at (866) 580-9177 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Automatic Defrost Upright Freezer
Automatic Defrost All-Refrigerator
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Related Recalls
The refrigerator door can detach and fall off, posing an injury hazard.
The recalled commercial refrigerators with Secop Compressors can fail in a manner causing the compressor to overheat, posing a fire hazard.
The recalled refrigerators contain an ice bucket assembly component that can break, resulting in plastic pieces entering the ice bucket, posing choking and laceration hazards to consumers if the pieces are dispensed out of the ice bucket.
The refrigerator’s power cord can overheat, posing a burn hazard.
The outdoor freezers can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
The refrigerator’s door hinge can break causing the door to detach when the consumer tries to open the French doors, posing an impact injury hazard to the consumer.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
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