Appliance News

See what is in the Appliance Industry News, plus appliance recalls below and some appliance court settlements regarding major home appliances....

Appliance court settlements regarding major home appliances.

Date Product Involved Link
April 5, 2019 lawsuit claims LG® refrigerators fail after just a few years Link is here
April 24, 2006 Whirlpool or Kenmore brand Calypso® washer Link is here
Jan 5, 2006 GE or Hotpoint branded 20, 22 or 25 cubic foot side-by-side refrigerators Link is here
Jan 26, 2006 Canadian Maytag Neptune® front-load washers Link is here
Aug 9. 2005 USA Maytag Neptune® front-load washers Link is here

Appliance Manufacture recalls for major appliance, small appliances and many other household items.

Date Product Involved Link
Nov 14, 2019 Kenmore Microwave Ovens Recalled Due to Burn Hazard Link is here
Aug 28, 2019 Whirlpool Recalls Glass Cooktops with Touch Controls Due to Burn and Fire Hazards Link is here
Mar 21, 2019 Air King America Recalls Wall-Mounted Range Hoods Due to Injury Hazard Link is here
Oct 25, 2018 Haier America Recalls Top-Mount Refrigerators Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
Sept 11, 2018 Gas Ranges and Wall Ovens Recalled by Prizer-Painter Stove Works Due to Burn Hazard Link is here
Mar 06, 2018 InSinkErator® Recalls SinkTop™ Switch Accessory for Garbage Disposals Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
Oct 20, 2017 BSH Home Appliances Expands Recall of Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
April 11, 2017 Anaheim and Moen Recall Garbage Disposals Due to Impact Hazard Link is here
Nov 29, 2016 Gree Reannounces Dehumidifier Recall Following 450 Fires and $19 Million in Property Damage: Brand Names Include Frigidaire, Soleus Air, Kenmore and Others Link is here
Nov 04, 2016 Samsung Recalls Top-Load Washing Machines Due to Risk of Impact Injuries Link is here
Nov 02, 2016 Dehumidifiers Made by Midea Recalled Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards Link is here
Sept 15, 2016 GE Appliances Recalls Top-Loading Clothes Washers Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
Aug 25, 2016 Whirlpool Recalls Microwaves Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
May 31, 2016 Broan-NuTone Recalls Ventilation Fans Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
Feb 17, 2016 Goodman Company Expands Recall of Air Conditioning and Heating Units Due to Burn and Fire Hazards Link is here
July 29, 2015 Whirlpool Recalls Jenn-Air Wall Ovens Due to Risk of Burns Link is here
May 21, 2015 Viking Range Recalls Gas Ranges Due to Burn Hazard Link is here
May 20, 2015 Electrolux Recalls Kenmore Elite Ranges Due to Fire and Burn Hazards Link is here
May 20, 2015 Kenmore Elite Ranges Recalled by Electrolux Due to Laceration Hazard Link is here
Feb 24, 2015 Kenmore Electric Ranges Recalled by Electrolux Due to Electrical Shock Hazard Link is here
May 15, 2014 Gree Reannounces Dehumidifier Recall Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards; More Fires and Property Damage Reported Link is here
Apr 29, 2014 GE Brand Dehumidifiers by Midea Recalled for Repair Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Walmart Link is here
Jan 30, 2014 Gree Expands Dehumidifier Recall to Include GE Brand Dehumidifiers Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards Link is here
Nov 19, 2013 Viking Recalls Built-In Side-by-Side Refrigerator Freezers with In-Door Dispensers Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
Sept 12, 2013 Gree Recalls 12 Brands of Dehumidifiers Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards Link is here
Mar 02, 2013 Haier America Expands Recall of Chest Freezers Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
Feb 07, 2013 BlueStar Wall Ovens Recalled by Prizer Painter Stove Works Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
Dec 18, 2012 LG Recalls Top-Loading Washing Machines Due to Risk of Injury Link is here
Nov 08, 2012 LG Electronics Recalls Electric Ranges Due to Burn and Fire Hazards Link is here
Oct 03, 2012 GE Recalls Front Load Washers Due to Injury Hazard Link is here
Aug 21, 2012 LG Electronics and Sears Recall Gas Dryers For Repair Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
Aug 09, 2012 GE Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
Aug 02, 2012 Sears Recalls Kenmore(®) Dehumidifiers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards Link is here
Nov 16, 2011 Liebherr Expands Recall of Refrigerators Due to Injury Hazard; Door Can Detach Link is here
Oct 25, 2011 General Electric Recalls Gas Rangetop with Grill Due to an Explosion Hazard Link is here
Sept 14, 2011 Home Fires Prompt Dehumidifier Recall Reannouncement from LG Electronics Link is here
July 5, 2011 Viking Range Corporation Agrees to $450,000 Civil Penalty for Failing to Report Defective Refrigerators Link is here
June 14, 2011 General Electric, Sharp Recalls GE Air Conditioning and Heating Units Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
March 3, 2011 Liebherr Recalls Built-In Refrigerators Due to Injury Hazard; Door Can Detach Link is here
Jan 11, 2011 GE and Professional Series Brand Dehumidifiers Recalled Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
Dec 16, 2010 Fagor America Inc. Recalls Refrigerators Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
Nov 2, 2010 Haier America Recalls Chest Freezers Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
Oct 26, 2010 GE Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
Oct 21, 2010 Frigidaire and Electrolux ICON Electric Smoothtop Cooktops and Slide-In Ranges Recalled Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
Aug 10, 2010 Additional Reports of Fires and Low Consumer Response Rate Prompt Re-announcement of Goldstar and Comfort-Aire Dehumidifier Recall Link is here
June 10, 2010 GE Recalls Front Load Washers Due to Fire and Shock Hazards Link is here
June 3, 2010 Maytag Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
February 25, 2010 Commercial Ice Cube Machines Recalled by Scotsman Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
January 27, 2010 Liebherr Recalls Built-In Refrigerators Due to Injury Hazard; Door Can Detach Link is here
January 21, 2010 BSH Home Appliances Corp. Expands Recall of Thermador® Built-In Ovens Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
December 30, 2009 Dehumidifiers Recalled by LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance Due to Fire and Burn Hazards Link is here
December 17, 2009 Home Depot Recalls Dehumidifiers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards Link is here
November 24, 2009 Electrolux ICON(r) and Kenmore PRO(r) Gas Ranges Recalled Due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard Link is here
November 5, 2009 Samsung™ Over-the-Range Microwaves Recalled Due to Shock Hazard Link is here
August 27, 2009 Frigidaire and Kenmore Smoothtop Electric Ranges Recalled Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
August 25, 2009 Maytag Expands Recall of Refrigerators Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
July 30, 2009 Frigidaire Recalls Clothes Washers Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
June 16, 2009 Viking Range Corporation Recalls Built-In Refrigerators Due to Injury Hazard; Doors Can Detach Link is here
April 8, 2009 GE Recalls Ranges Due to Fire and Burn Hazards Link is here
March 10, 2009 Maytag Recalls Refrigerators Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
January 15, 2009 Bosch® and Siemens® Model Dishwashers Recalled by BSH Home Appliances Corporation Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
November 18, 2008 GE Recalls to Inspect and Repair Wall Ovens Due to Fire and Burn Hazards Link is here
September 03, 2008 Wolf Appliance Recalls Gas Ranges Due to Burn Hazard Link is here
December 05, 2007 General Electric Recalls Microwave Combo Wall Ovens Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
June 29, 2007 Fire Hazard with Thermador® Built-In Ovens Leads to Recall by BSH Home Appliances Corp Link is here
June 14, 2007 Asko Cylinda Recalls DW95 Series Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
June 7, 2007 Thermador® Ceramic Cooktops Recalled Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
May 16, 2007 General Electric Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
March 21, 2007 Maytag® and Samsung™ Brand Front Loading Washing Machines Recalled Due to Fire Hazard Link is here
February 1, 2007 Maytag® and Jenn-Air® brand dishwashers Link is here
June 8, 2006 Petters Consumer Brands, LLC Recalls Sunbeam Gas Ranges after Two Incidents of Scorched Floors Link is here
December 15, 2005 General Electric Announce Recall of Gas Ranges Posing Fire Hazard Link is here
September 27, 2005 W.C. Wood Company Inc. Announce Recall of Upright Freezers and Single Door Refrigerators Link is here
September 27, 2005 Maytag Corp. Announce Recall of Washing Machines Link is here
June 29, 2005 LG Electronics and Sears, Roebuck and Co. Announce Recall to Repair Refrigerators Link is here
Feb 25, 2005 Whirlpool Corporation Announce Recall of Dishwashers Link is here
Feb 18, 2005 GE Announce Recall of Built-In Dishwashers Link is here
Nov 17, 2004 Maytag Corp. Announce Recall of Jenn-Air Gas Cooktops Link is here
August 26, 2004 GE Announce Recall of Ranges and Wall Ovens Link is here
August 26, 2004 Whirlpool Announce Recall of Cooking Products Link is here
June 8, 2004 Dynamic Cooking Systems Announce Recall of Self-Cleaning Wall Ovens Link is here
June 3, 2004 Electrolux Home Products Announce Recall of Air Conditioning/Heating Units Link is here
May 03, 2004 Recall of Electrical Testing Components - Modular Test Leads used for Fluke Electrical Testing Multimeters Link is here
April 30, 2004 Samsung Expands Recall of RV Microwave Ovens Link is here
March 25, 2004 Certain Fedders® 8,000 BTU Window Air Conditioners with Electric Heat Link is here
Jan 27, 2004 Hitachi Home Announces Washer and Dryer Defects Link is here
Oct 9, 2003 Samsung Recalls RV Microwave Ovens Link is here
April 7, 2003 Maytag Corporation Announce Recall of Kenmore Elite-Brand TRIO Model Refrigerators Link is here
March 28, 2003 Maytag recalls gas ranges Link is here
October 17, 2002 W.C. Wood Has Recalled Dehumidifiers Link is here
July 2, 2002 CPSC, Whirlpool Announce Recall of Washer and Gas Dryer Units Link is here
June 27, 2002 In-Sink-Erator Has Recalled Instant Hot Water Dispensers Link is here
March 20, 2002 Jade products has recalled to repair Dynasty Gas Ranges Link is here
February 4, 2002 BSH Home appliance has recalled Thermador gas ranges Link is here
Jan. 31, 2002 Whirlpool recalls Dehumidifiers Link is here
October, 18 2001 Norcold Inc - Recalls refrigerators Link is here
October, 18 2001 Wolf Range Co Inc + Wolf Appliances Co - gas ranges Link is here
Oct, 16 2001 Whirlpool Announces Recall of Over the Range Microwave Hood Combinations Link is here
September 26, 2001 Maytag Recalls Amana Gas Ranges Link is here
May 17, 2001 BSH Home Appliances Corp. Recalls Thermal/Microwave ovens Link is here
May 9, 2001 Maytag recall's 13,000 Electric ranges Link is here
April 19, 2001 Certain Goldstar, General Electric & Kenmore dehumidifiers recall Link is here
March 28, 2001 White Consolidated Industries - Air Conditioner recall Link is here
March 20, 2001 Maytag & Magic Chef gas ranges Link is here
March 20, 2001 Dynasty Gas ranges Link is here
December 14, 2000 GE/Hotpoint dishwashers - repair instead of a rebate Link is here
January 21, 1997 Magic Chef, Crosley, Norge & Admiral gas dryers Link is here
December 11, 1997 Frigidaire, Tappan, White/Westinghouse & Gibson gas range Link is here
October 18, 1999 GE & Hotpoint dishwasher recall Link is here
August 31, 1999 Amana Gas range recall Link is here
May 29, 1996 Whirlpool dishwasher recall Link is here
February 14, 1996 Woods freezers Link is here
November 15, 1995 Amana/Modern Maid ovens Link is here
October 17, 1995 Maytag dishwashers Link is here
November 3, 1994 Amana refrigerators Link is here
February 15, 1993 Sears Kenmore dishwasher Link is here