October
18, 2001
Norcold Inc., of Sidney, Ohio, is voluntarily recalling
360 freestanding, combination gas and electric refrigerators. Tubing in the
cooling unit can crack and leak flammable gas, presenting a fire and burn
hazard to consumers.
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. Specialty retailers nationwide sold the refrigerators
from May 1999 through January 2000 for about $900.
Consumers should disconnect the electricity to these refrigerators and call
Norcold toll-free at (800) 767-9101 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through
Friday to schedule a free, in-home repair.