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Commercial Freezers Used in Grocery Stores Recalled By Unilever Due to Fire Hazard

Home product recall 09-739. Announced by CPSC on May 7, 2009.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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Announced by CPSC on May 7, 2009. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

The controller of the freezer is incompatible with the unit and can overheat and melt the relay, posing a fire hazard.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Retailers and distributors should immediately disconnect the freezers and remove them from service. The company has notified all retailers and distributors in possession of the freezers directly and will replace the controller of the freezer free of charge.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Unilever at (800) 800-7900, x3828 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Which ones are recalled?

This recall involves the Fricon commercial one-door upright freezers with model number VCV1V. These freezers are typically used in grocery stores and other commercial settings. The model number is found either on a label located in the upper, right corner on the back of the unit or on a label located inside the unit on the lower left side.

About 960 units, as CPSC gives them.

Fricon Upright Freezers.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

CPSC’s photos

CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.

Who made and sold it?

  • Made by Frigocon - Indústria de Frio e Congelação S.A., Portugal.
  • Imported by Unilever, dba Good Humor Breyers United States, Trumbull, Conn.
  • Unilever distributors nationwide from May 2007 through March 2009 for about $105/year per unit.
  • Made in Portugal, as the notice gives it.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

Unilever has received four reports of fires, resulting in damage to the unit and/or displayed product. No injuries have been reported.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
  • The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

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Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.

    Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

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