CPSC Recall in 2022: GE Appliances, a Haier Company, Recalls Bottom Freezer, French Door Refrigerators Due to Fall Hazard

Updated on March 25, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 22-117

Date: April 14, 2022

Product Name: GE-brand Free-Standing French Door Refrigerators in Fingerprint Resistant Stainless Steel

Recall Description:

This recall involves six models of GE-brand French Door Refrigerators with bottom freezers in fingerprint resistant stainless steel, which were manufactured from February 2020 through August 2021. The brand name, model, and serial number for each unit are printed on a label located on the top of the left side of the interior of the refrigerator compartment. The refrigerators are 36 inches wide. The affected model numbers are GFE26JYMKFFS, GFE26JYMNFFS GNE27EYMKFFS, GNE27EYMNFFS, GNE27JYMKFFS, and GNE27JYMNFFS. The serial numbers for the affected models begin with one of the following two letter combinations: DR, FR, GR, HR, LR, MR, RR, SR, TR, VR, ZR, AS, DS, FS, GS, HS, LS, MS.    

Hazard Description:

The freezer handle can detach when a consumer tries to open the freezer drawer, posing a fall hazard to the consumer.  

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Repair

Units: About 155,000 (In addition, about 2,300 were sold in Canada)

Incidents:

The firm has received 71 reports of the freezer drawer handle detaching, resulting in 37 reported injuries, including three serious fall injuries.

Sold At:

The Home Depot, Lowe’s, Best Buy and other home improvement and home appliance stores nationwide and online at Lowes.com and BestBuy.com from February 2020 through January 2022 for between $1,900 and $2,500, depending on the model. 

Manufactured In:

Mexico