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Galanz Americas Recalls Retro Refrigerators Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire and Burn…

CPSC · July 30, 2026

Galanz Americas Recalls Retro Refrigerators Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire and Burn Hazards; One Death Reported — CPSC recall announced July 30, 2026.
Hazard: The recalled refrigerators' internal electrical components can short circuit and ignite, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fire and burn hazards..
Units affected: About 121,680.
Remedy: Consumers should unplug and stop using the recalled refrigerators immediately until repaired and contact Galanz to….
Details as of August 1, 2026; the linked official notice is authoritative for lot codes, VINs, and remedies.

Agency: CPSC
Posted: July 30, 2026
Status: Consumers should unplug and stop using the recalled…
Recalling firm: Zhongshan Galanz, of China
Source ID: 26649

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.

Products: Galanz Retro Refrigerators
Sold at: Home Depot stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from January 2019 to September 2022, for between $330 and $520.
Manufactured by: Zhongshan Galanz, of China
Incidents: 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.