GE-brand Free-Standing French Door Refrigerators in Fingerprint Resist

Published by Reclia Safety Desk | July 20, 2026

Recall Information Record
Database: Consumer Safety
Record ID: 9282
Recall Number: 22117
Recall Date: April 14, 2022

1. Recall Summary
GE Appliances, a Haier company, of Louisville, Kentucky, initiated a recall of approximately 155,000 units of GE-brand French Door Refrigerators with bottom freezers. An additional 2,300 units were sold in Canada. The recall was published on April 14, 2022. The refrigerators were manufactured in Mexico from February 2020 through August 2021.

2. Affected Products
The recall involves six models of GE-brand French Door Refrigerators with bottom freezers in fingerprint resistant stainless steel. The refrigerators are 36 inches wide. The affected model numbers are:
– GFE26JYMKFFS
– GFE26JYMNFFS
– GNE27EYMKFFS
– GNE27EYMNFFS
– GNE27JYMKFFS
– GNE27JYMNFFS

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 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.

The products were 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. The retail price ranged between $1,900 and $2,500, depending on the model.

3. Hazard Information
The freezer handle can detach when a consumer tries to open the freezer drawer, posing a fall hazard to the consumer. The firm has received 71 reports of the freezer drawer handle detaching, resulting in 37 reported injuries, including three serious fall injuries.

4. Consumer Action Required
Consumers should contact GE Appliances to determine if their unit is part of the recall and to schedule a free in-home service call to have the freezer’s handle mounting fasteners replaced and the handle re-installed. Consumers should also contact GE Appliances for instructions for safe use pending a repair. The firm is contacting all known purchasers directly.

5. Official Remedy
The official remedy is a repair. The remedy consists of a free in-home service call to replace the freezer’s handle mounting fasteners and re-install the handle.

6. Contact Information
Consumers may contact GE Appliances toll-free at 888-345-4671 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Consumers may also visit the recall website at www.geappliances.com/ge/recall/bottom-freezer-refrigerator-2022/ or go to www.geappliances.com and click on “Recall Information” at the bottom of the page for more information.

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