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CPSC #02021Kitchen & appliances
Recalled combination gas and electric refrigerator with location of serial number

Norcold Inc. · Recalled

CPSC, Norcold Inc. Announce Recall of Refrigerators

Fire & burns

Tubing in the cooling unit can crack and leak flammable gas, presenting a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

Units
360
Reports
—
Injuries
—
Deaths
—
Price
$900
Remedy
See notice

Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.

Affected

The recalled refrigerators are white, with black trim on the front, and have the Norcold logo on the bottom left corner of the control panel. The refrigerators have cooling unit serial numbers within the range of 1038000 to 1099000, which can be found on the black canister at the bottom right of the back of the refrigerator.

The file

Sold at
Specialty retailers nationwide sold the refrigerators, from May 1999 through January 2000, for about $900.
Product type
Refrigerators
Made in
Not stated
Recalled by
Norcold Inc., of Sidney, Ohio

Incident log

Norcold has not received any reports of incidents. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.

What the notice says to do

Consumers should disconnect the electricity to these refrigerators and call Norcold to schedule a free in-home repair.

Consumers may call Norcold toll-free at (800) 767-9101 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Open official CPSC notice ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.

Notice first dated OCT 18 2001; last revised JUL 28 2025.

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