{"id":3772,"date":"2026-09-01T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3772"},"modified":"2026-09-01T11:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:13:08","slug":"retro-refrigerators-are-recalled-by-galanz-americas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/retro-refrigerators-are-recalled-by-galanz-americas\/","title":{"rendered":"Retro Refrigerators Are Recalled by Galanz Americas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/alexas_fotos-refrigerator-1728501_1920-e1786222620281.jpg\" alt=\"alexas_fotos-refrigerator-1728501_1920-e1786222620281\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>In June, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Galanz Americas Limited announced a recall of the latter\u2019s <a href=\"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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retro refrigerators<\/a>. It turns out their internal electrical parts can short circuit and catch on fire, presenting a risk of death or serious injury from burns. The number of units affected is 121,680. \u00a0If you were burned while using a Galanz Americas\u2019 retro refrigerator, you should call the seasoned Chicago-based product liability attorneys of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we\u2019ve been involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call Moll Law Group About Your Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The retro refrigerators were sold in white, red, blue and black. They are around 21 inches wide, 24 inches deep, and 58 inches high, and they have a 7.6 cubic foot capacity. There are models with either right- or left-hand opening doors, and they have a drawer, three adjustable glass shelves, and the top freezer has a door with one drawer. \u201cGalanz\u201d is printed on the freezer. The refrigerators in this recall have date codes from December 2018-December 2020, and one of these model numbers will be printed on a white label (along with the date code and model number) on the back of the refrigerator. They were sold at Amazon.com and at Home Depot from January 2019-September 2022 for $330-$520.<\/p>\n<p>There have been at least 34 reports of refrigerator fires. According to a local fire department report, one of these caused a fatality.\u00a0You should immediately stop storing food in the recalled refrigerators. It is possible to get a free in-home repair by a technician, but this would be insufficient for those who suffered burns or other harm.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/retro-refrigerators-are-recalled-by-galanz-americas\/#more-3772\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In June, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Galanz Americas Limited announced a recall of the latter\u2019s retro refrigerators. It turns out their internal electrical parts can short circuit and catch on fire, presenting a risk of death or serious injury from burns. The number of units affected is 121,680. \u00a0If you were burned [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3773,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-liability"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Retro Refrigerators Are Recalled by Galanz Americas &#8212; Illinois Injury and Mass Tort Lawyer Blog &#8212; September 1, 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In June, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Galanz Americas Limited announced a recall of the latter\u2019s retro refrigerators. 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