Units
About 2.2 million in the United States and 52,500 in Canada
Description
This recall involves 20, 25, 30, 40, 45, 50, 65 and 70-pint dehumidifiers with brand names Danby, De’Longhi, Fedders, Fellini, Frigidaire, Gree, Kenmore, Norpole, Premiere, Seabreeze, SoleusAir and SuperClima. Recalled model numbers and date codes are listed below. The brand name and the pint capacity are printed on the front of the dehumidifier. The model number and date code are printed on a sticker on the back, front or side of the unit. The dehumidifiers are white, beige, gray or black plastic and measure between 19 and 24 inches tall, 13 and 15 inches wide, and 9 and 11 inches deep.
Danby or Premiere | ||
Model number | Capacity | Date code range |
DDR3011 | 30-pint | All units |
DDR30P | 30-pint | All units |
DDR4511 | 45-pint | All units |
DDR45P | 45-pint | All units |
DDR6511 | 65-pint | All units |
DDR65CHP | 65-pint | All units |
De’Longhi or SuperClima | ||
Model number | Capacity | Date code range |
DDSE30 | 30-pint | All units |
DDSE40 | 40-pint | All units |
DG50 | 50-pint | All units |
Fedders | ||
Model number | Capacity | Date code range |
FEDH-MAH030-C15 | 30-pint | All units |
FEDH-MAH070-C15 | 70-pint | All units |
Fellini | ||
Model number | Capacity | Date code range |
13-06030 | 50-pint | All units |
13-06031 | 70-pint | All units |
Frigidaire | ||
Model number | Pint capacity | Date code range |
FDB30R1 | 30-pint | 01/07 through 09/08 |
FDB50R1 | 50-pint | 01/07 through 09/08 |
FDB70R1 | 70-pint | 01/07 through 09/08 |
FDD25S1 | 25-pint | 01/07 through 09/08 |
FDF50S1 | 50-pint | 01/07 through 09/08 |
FDF70S1 | 70-pint | 01/07 through 09/08 |
FDL30R1 | 30-pint | 01/07 through 09/08 |
FDL50R1 | 50-pint | 01/07 through 09/08 |
FDL50S1 | 50-pint | 01/07 through 09/08 |
FDL70R1 | 70-pint | 01/07 through 09/08 |
FDL70S1 | 70-pint | 01/07 through 09/08 |
FDM30R1 | 30-pint | 01/07 through 09/08 |
FDR30S1 | 30-pint | 01/07 through 09/08 |
Gree | ||
Model number | Capacity | Date code range |
13-06090 | 30-pint | All units |
13-06091 | 45-pint | All units |
13-06092 | 50-pint | All units |
13-06093 | 70-pint | All units |
GDN20AH-K4EAB1A | 20-pint | All units |
GDN20AH-K5EBB3A | 20-pint | All units |
GDN30AE-A3EBA8A | 30-pint | All units |
GDN30AH-A4EBB1A | 30-pint | All units |
GDN40AH-A4EBB1A | 40-pint | All units |
GDN45AH-A3EBB2A | 45-pint | All units |
GDN50AF-A3EBA8A | 50-pint | All units |
GDN50AF-A3EBA8B | 50-pint | All units |
GDN70AF-A3EBA8A | 70-pint | All units |
GDN70AF-A3EBB3A | 70-pint | All units |
GDN70AI-A3EBB2A | 70-pint | All units |
GDNE30AEBA1A8A | 30-pint | All units |
GDNE40AEBA1A8A | 40-Pint | All units |
GDNE50AFBA1A8A | 50-pint | All units |
GDNE65AFBA1A8A | 65-pint | All units |
Kenmore | ||
Model number | Capacity | Date code range |
407.52301210 | 30-pint | 2012-04 through 2012-09 |
407.52501210 | 50-pint | 2012-04 through 2012-09 |
407.52701210 | 70-pint | 2012-04 through 2012-09 |
407.52702210 | 70-pint | 2012-04 through 2012-08 |
Norpole | ||
Model number | Capacity | Date code range |
NPDH30PG | 30-pint | All units |
Seabreeze | ||
Model number | Capacity | Date code range |
DH450S | 50-pint | All units |
DH470S | 70-pint | All units |
SoleusAir | ||
Model Number | Capacity | Date code range |
CFM-25E | 25-pint | All units |
CFM-40E | 40-pint | All units |
DP1-50-03A | 50-pint | 032610 |
GL-DEH-30-1 | 30-pint | 1211 through 0612 |
GL-DEH-45-2 | 45-pint | 1211 through 0612 |
GL-DEH-50-2L2 | 50-pint | 1211 through 0612 |
GL-DEH-50-2Q2 | 50-pint | 1211 through 0612 |
GL-DEH-70-2S2 | 70-pint | 1211 through 0612 |
GL-DEH-70P-2S2 | 70-pint | 0112 through 0612 |
GM-DEH-30M-1L2 | 30-pint | 010512 through 061412 |
GM-DEH-30M-1R2 | 30-pint | 010512 through 061412 |
GM-DEH-45-1 | 45-pint | 122511 through 062112 |
GM-DEH-70-1S2 | 70-pint | 010512 through 062112 |
SG-DEH-25-4 | 25-pint | 032711 through 081712 |
SG-DEH-30-2 | 30-pint | 032711 through 050712 |
SG-DEH-30B-1 | 30-pint | 011210 through 041310 |
SG-DEH-30M-1 | 30-pint | 010510 through 071512 |
SG-DEH-30M-1A | 30-pint | 121510 through 111011 |
SG-DEH-30M-1L2 | 30-pint | 010510 through 071512 |
SG-DEH-30M-1R2 | 30-pint | 010510 through 071512 |
SG-DEH-45-1 | 45-pint | 010610 through 071512 |
SG-DEH-45-1A | 45-pint | 121510 through 111011 |
SG-DEH-45-2 | 45-pint | 032711 through 050712 |
SG-DEH-50-2 | 50-pint | 010712 through 010712 |
SG-DEH-70-1 | 70-pint | 010610 through 071512 |
SG-DEH-70-1A | 70-pint | 121510 through 111011 |
SG-DEH-70-2 | 70-pint | 032711 through 050712 |
SG-DEH-70-2S2 | 70-pint | 032711 through 050712 |
Incidents/Injuries
The firms have received reports of 165 incidents, including 46 fires and $2.15 million in property damage. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately turn off and unplug the dehumidifiers and contact Gree to receive a full refund.
Sold at
AAFES, HH Gregg, Home Depot, Kmart, Lowe’s, Menards, Mills Fleet Farm, Sam’s Club, Sears and other stores nationwide and in Canada, and online at Amazon.com and Ebay.com, from January 2005 through August 2013 for between $110 and $400.
Importer
Airwell of France; CNA of Wood Dale, Ill.; Danby of Ontario, Canada; De’Longhi of Italy; Frigidaire, of Charlotte, N.C.; Gree USA Sales Ltd. of City of Industry, Calif.; IRP of Pineville, N.C.; MJC America Ltd. dba Soleus International Inc. of Walnut, Calif.; and Sunrise of Quebec, Canada.
Manufacturer
Gree Electric Appliances, of China
Manufactured in
China
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals – contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC’s Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @OnSafety or by subscribing to CPSC’s free e-mail newsletters.

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