Houston, Texas Maytag Recall Lawyers
Maytag Recall: 1.6 Million Refrigerators: Fire Hazard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)
Name of Product: Maytag®, Jenn-Air®, Amana®, Admiral®, Magic Chef®, Performa by Maytag® and Crosley® brand refrigerators
Units: About 1.6 million
Manufacturer: Maytag Corp., of Newton, Iowa
Hazard: An electrical failure in the relay, the component that turns on the refrigerator's compressor, can cause overheating and pose a serious fire hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: Maytag has received 41 reports of refrigerator relay ignition, including 16 reports of property damage ranging from smoke damage to extensive kitchen damage.
Description: The recall includes certain Maytag®, Jenn-Air®, Amana®, Admiral®, Magic Chef®, Performa by Maytag® and Crosley® brand side by side and top freezer refrigerators. The affected refrigerators were manufactured in black, bisque, white and stainless steel. They have model and serial numbers printed on a label located on the top middle or left upper side of the refrigerator liner and have the following model and serial number combinations:
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Serial Numbers ENDING with |
AND Model Numbers BEGINNING with |
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Side by Side |
AA, AC, AE, AG, AJ, AL, AN, AP, AR, AT, AV, AX, CA, CC, CE, CG, CJ, CL, ZB, ZD, ZF, ZH, ZK, ZM, ZQ, ZS, ZU, ZW, ZY, ZZ |
ARS, CS, JC, JS, MS, MZ, PS |
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Top Freezer |
AA, AC, AE, AG, AJ, AL, AN, AP, AR, AT, AV, AX, ZK, ZM, ZQ, ZS, ZU, ZW, ZY, ZZ |
AT, CT, MT, PT |
Sold at: Department and appliance stores and by homebuilders nationwide from January 2001 through January 2004 for between about $350 and $1600.
Manufactured in: United States
Contact:
IF YOU HAVE BEEN INJURED AND/OR SUSTAINED PROPERTY DAMAGE DUE TO A MAYTAG FIRE, CONTACT HOUSTON, TEXAS ATTORNEY BRADLEY LEGER TOLL FREE AT (866) 719-0427 or (713) 574-5558 or EMAIL the firm.
Representative Models:
Figure 1: Side by Side model
Figure 2: Top Freezer model
Figure 3: Model/Serial Label
