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Dehumidifiers Made by Midea Recalled Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards; $4.8 Million in Property Damage Reported

Name: Dehumidifiers Made by Midea Recalled Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards; $4.8 Million in Property Damage Reported
Brand: GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Ltd., of China
SKU: CPSC-17024
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 1.0 (1 reviews)

Published: November 2, 2016Recall ID: 17024Category: generalCountry: US

Reason for Recall / Hazard

The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire, posing serious fire and burn hazards.

Product Description & Identification

This recall involves 25-, 30-, 40-, 50-, 60-, 65-, 70-, and 75-pint dehumidifiers with the following brand names: Airworks, Alen, Arcticaire, Arctic King, Beaumark, Coolworks, ComfortAire, Comfort Star, Continental Electic, Crosley, Daewoo, Danby, Danby & Designer, Dayton, Degree, Diplomat, Edgestar, Excell, Fellini, Forest Air, Frigidaire, GE, Grunaire, Hanover, Honeywell, Homestyles, Hyundai, Ideal Air, Kenmore (Canada), Keystone, Kul, Midea, Nantucket, Ocean Breeze, Pelonis, Perfect Aire, Perfect Home, Polar Wind, Premiere, Professional Series, Royal Sovereign, Simplicity, Sunbeam, SPT, Sylvania, TGM, Touch Point, Trutemp, Uberhaus, Westpointe, Winix, and Winixl. The brand name, model number, pint capacity and manufacture date are printed on the nameplate sticker on the back of the dehumidifier. To determine if your dehumidifier has been recalled, enter the model number at https://www.recallrtr.com/dehumidifier

Affected Products

Dehumidifiers

Additional Source Details

Field	Value
U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/Dehumidifiers-Made-by-Midea-Recalled
Title	Dehumidifiers Made by Midea Recalled Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards; $4.8 Million in Property Damage Reported
Images › 1 › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/humid1.jpg
Images › 2 › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/humid2.jpg
Images › 3 › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/humid3.jpg
Hazards › Name	The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire, posing serious fire and burn hazards.
Injuries › Name	Midea has received 38 reports of smoke and fire. About $4.8 million property damage has been reported. No injuries have been reported.
Products › Name	Dehumidifiers
Products › Number Of Units	About 3.4 million (in addition 850,000 were sold in Canada)
Recall I D	7896
Remedies › Name	Consumers should immediately turn off and unplug the dehumidifiers and contact GD Midea for either a replacement unit or a partial refund. Consumers whose dehumidifiers were manufactured before October 1, 2008 will receive a partial refund, not a replacement. The manufacturing dates can be found on back of units.
Retailers › Name	Amazon.com, Lowes, Menards, PC Richard and other stores nationwide from January 2003 through December 2013 for between $100 and $300.
Recall Date	2016-11-02T00:00:00
Description	This recall involves 25-, 30-, 40-, 50-, 60-, 65-, 70-, and 75-pint dehumidifiers with the following brand names: Airworks, Alen, Arcticaire, Arctic King, Beaumark, Coolworks, ComfortAire, Comfort Star, Continental Electic, Crosley, Daewoo, Danby, Danby & Designer, Dayton, Degree, Diplomat, Edgestar, Excell, Fellini, Forest Air, Frigidaire, GE, Grunaire, Hanover, Honeywell, Homestyles, Hyundai, Ideal Air, Kenmore (Canada), Keystone, Kul, Midea, Nantucket, Ocean Breeze, Pelonis, Perfect Aire, Perfect Home, Polar Wind, Premiere, Professional Series, Royal Sovereign, Simplicity, Sunbeam, SPT, Sylvania, TGM, Touch Point, Trutemp, Uberhaus, Westpointe, Winix, and Winixl. The brand name, model number, pint capacity and manufacture date are printed on the nameplate sticker on the back of the dehumidifier. To determine if your dehumidifier has been recalled, enter the model number at https://www.recallrtr.com/dehumidifier
Recall Number	17024
Manufacturers › Name	GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Ltd., of China
Remedy Options › 1 › Option	Refund
Remedy Options › 2 › Option	Replace
Inconjunctions › U R L	http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2016/60794r-eng.php
Consumer Contact	GD Midea at 800-600-3055 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.midea.com/us/ and click on Product Recall for more information.
Last Publish Date	2016-11-02T00:00:00
Manufacturer Countries › Country	China

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Recalling FirmGD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Ltd., of China

Recall Hazard Severity

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