CPSC recall,
Galanz Retro Refrigerators
Galanz Retro Refrigerators can short circuit and ignite, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fire and burn hazards.
Summary by Recall Canary from the CPSC notice
What happened
Galanz Americas, of New Jersey, and Home Depot, of Georgia, recalled Galanz Retro Refrigerators on July 30, 2026, because the internal electrical components can short circuit and ignite, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fire and burn hazards.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is aware of 34 reports of fire involving the refrigerators, one of which resulted in a fatality according to the local fire department report. The refrigerators were made in China and sold at Home Depot stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from January 2019 through September 2022 for between $330 and $520.
The recalled refrigerators are retro-style, sold in black, blue, red and white, and measure about 58 inches high, 24 inches deep and 21 inches wide. They have a 7.6 cu. ft. capacity with either left-hand or right-hand opening doors with handles, three adjustable glass shelves, one drawer, and a top freezer with a separate door, one drawer and "Galanz" printed on front.
Consumers should unplug and stop using the recalled refrigerators immediately until repaired and contact Galanz to schedule free in-home repair by a qualified technician.
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What to do
If yours is listed below:
- Unplug and stop using the recalled refrigerators immediately until repaired.
- Contact Galanz to schedule free in-home repair by a qualified technician.
What you get Repair
Call Zhongshan Galanz 888-462-0579
Full text from CPSC
Consumers should unplug and stop using the recalled refrigerators immediately until repaired and contact Galanz to schedule free in-home repair by a qualified technician.
Is yours affected?
Compare these details with your product, then check the CPSC notice for which ones are recalled.
Galanz Retro Refrigerators
- Model number
- BCD-215V-62H
- GLR76TRDER
- GLR76TBKER
- GLR76TBEER
- GLR76TWEER
Product description from CPSC
The Galanz retro-style refrigerators were sold in black, blue, red and white, and measure about 58 inches high, 24 inches deep and 21 inches wide. The 7.6 cu. ft. capacity refrigerators have either left-hand opening or right-hand opening doors with handles, three adjustable glass shelves and one drawer. The top freezer has a separate door, one drawer and "Galanz" printed on front. Only refrigerators with date codes ranging from December 2018 through December 2020 and with one of the following model numbers are included in this recall: BCD-215V-62H, GLR76TRDER, GLR76TBKER, GLR76TBEER or GLR76TWEER. "Galanz," the model number and the date code, in YYYYMM format, are printed on a white label on the upper left-hand corner on the back of the unit.
Recall details
- Recalled
- Sold in
Sold at Home Depot stores nationwide.
Online at Amazon.com.
From Jan 2019 to Sep 2022.
Price: between $330 and $520.
- Company
- Zhongshan GalanzChina
- Hazard
- Fire hazard
- Recall number
- 26-649
- Units affected
- About 121,680
- Reported incidents
- CPSC is aware of 34 reports of fire involving the refrigerators, one of which resulted in a fatality according to the local fire department report.
- Contact
- Galanz Americas at 888-462-0579 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, email at customerservice@galanzamericas.com, or online at GalanzRetroFridgeRecall.expertinquiry.com or www.galanz.com/us/ and click on "PRODUCT RECALLS" at the top of the page for more information.
- Made in
- China
- Imported by
- Home Depot, of Georgia, Galanz Americas Limited Company, of New Jersey
Timeline
Announced by CPSC · Listed on Recall Canary
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