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NOTICE OF RECALL
Safety Recall
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Galanz Americas Limited Company (Galanz Americas) are announcing the recall of Galanz Retro Refrigerators, manufactured by Zhongshan Galanz, of China, and imported by Home Depot and Galanz Americas.
About 121,680 refrigerators were sold at Home Depot stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com for between $330 and $520.
Recalled Refrigerator Information
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.
Remedy: 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.
Incidents/Injuries: 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.
Sold At: Home Depot stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from January 2019 to September 2022, for between $330 and $520.
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Message from the Chief
It is a pleasure to serve as the Fire Chief for Springville Fire and Rescue. Life safety is our number one priority. If there is one thing we would suggest, one simple act, that can save you and your families life, is to check your smoke detectors.
Smoke detectors will sound an alarm providing early warning with enough time for you and your family to escape in case of a fire. Most all homes in the United States have smoke detectors installed; however 30 percent of those are not in working order. Smoke detectors save lives, I can attest to that, the saddest part of my job is removing fire victims from a burned home only to find out that their smoke detectors did not work.
Please check your detectors once a month, and change the batteries twice a year. A good rule of thumb is to change the batteries in the Spring and Fall when the time changes. A properly maintained smoke detector, is the single most important item you can have in your home in the fight against fire related deaths.