Amana, Crosley, Danby, Maytag Automatic Defrost All-Refrigerators

Description: September 27, 2005 Revised April 11, 2013Release #05-279 Whirlpool Hotline: (866) 580-9177CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 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. CPSC, W.C. Wood Company Inc. Announce Recall of Upright Freezers and Single Door Refrigerators 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)through200402(February 2004) Crosley FFCR17*, WCF15*, WCF17*, WCF20* Danby DUF1700*, DFF1708* Maytag MQU1556*, MQU2057* Whirlpool EV150NXM*, EV170NYL*, EV171NYM*, EV200NXK*, EV201NXM*, EL7ATRRK*, EL7ATRRM*, EL7JWKLM*, EL7JWKRM* Wood's F15*, F17*, F20*, F42*, F47*, F55*, WFF15*, WFF17*, WFF20*,RFA17*, RFC17*, R47F* * there are additional letters or numbers following the model numbers above 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-Refrigerato [Learn More]