Galanz Americas Recalls Retro Refrigerators Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire and Burn Hazards; One Death Reported

Recall number

26649

Title

Galanz Americas Recalls Retro Refrigerators Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire and Burn Hazards; One Death Reported

Recall date

2026-07-30T00:00:00

Manufacturers

[{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Zhongshan Galanz, of China"}]

Made in

[{"Country":"China"}]

Importers

[{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Home Depot, of Georgia"},{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Galanz Americas Limited Company, of New Jersey"}]

Distributors

[]

Sold at

[{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Home Depot stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from January 2019 to September 2022, for between $330 and $520."}]

Products

[{"CategoryID":"","Description":"","Model":"","Name":"Galanz Retro Refrigerators","NumberOfUnits":"About 121,680","Type":""}]

UPCs

[]

Hazards

[{"HazardType":"","HazardTypeID":"","Name":"The recalled refrigerators' internal electrical components can short circuit and ignite, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fire and burn hazards."}]

Remedies

[{"Name":"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."}]

Injuries reported

[{"Name":"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."}]

Description

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.

Notice

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Galanz-Americas-Recalls-Retro-Refrigerators-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards-One-Death-Reported

Last published

2026-07-31T00:00:00

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CPSC Consumer Product Recalls (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission), pages.json, sha256 1b022dde64a0, published 2026-09-24

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