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42 and 48 inch Viking built in side by side refrigerator freezers with in door dispensers -
42 and 48 inch Viking built in side by side refrigerator freezers with in door dispensers -
Location of model and serial number/date codes
Viking toll-free at (877) 266-1086 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.vikingrange.com and click on Safety Recall Information on the bottom right side of the page.
Recall Details
This recall involves Viking 42-inch and 48-inch built-in side-by-side refrigerator freezers with in-door water and ice dispensers. The recalled refrigerator freezers come in a variety of colors, stainless steel or a custom finish. They were manufactured between October 2012 and May 2013 and have the model numbers listed below. The first six numbers in the serial number are the manufacture date of the unit in MM/DD/YY format. Both sizes of refrigerator freezers have a serial number/date code range from 101712 through 052913. The model and serial numbers are located inside the refrigerators on a label on the ceiling behind the light housing.
| Size | Model Numbers begin with | Color/Finish |
| 42-inch |
FDSB5421D |
Custom |
| VCSB5421D |
Various colors |
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| 48-inch |
FDSB5481D |
Custom |
| VCSB5481D |
Various colors |
Consumers should immediately turn off and unplug the recalled refrigerator freezers and contact Viking to schedule a free, in-home repair.
Viking has received 27 reports of electrical shorts and four fires. No injuries have been reported.
Viking Range LLC, of Greenwood, Miss.
Viking Range LLC, of Greenwood, Miss.
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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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