Gree Expands Dehumidifier Recall to Include GE Brand Dehumidifiers Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards
Home product recall 14-095. Announced by CPSC on Jan 30, 2014.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 30, 2014. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Refund what’s offered
- About 350,000 in the United States and 2,700 in Canada (Gree previously recalled 2.2 million dehumidifiers under 12 other brand names in September 2013) units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately turn off and unplug the dehumidifiers and contact Gree to receive a refund.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: Gree toll-free at (866) 853-2802 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.greeusa.com and click on Recall for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves 30, 40, 50, 65-pint dehumidifiers with the GE brand name. Recalled model numbers are listed below. The brand name, model number, pint capacity and manufacture date are printed on the nameplate sticker on the back of the dehumidifier. The dehumidifiers are light gray plastic and measure between 19 and 23 inches tall, 13 and 15 inches wide, and 9 and 11 inches deep. Model Number Capacity Manufacture Date ADER30LN 30 pint 1/08 through 12/10 (for January 2008 through December 2010) ADEW30LN 30 pint AHR30LL 30 pint AHR30LM 30 pint AHW30LM 30 pint ADER40LN 40 pint AHH40LL 40 pint AHR40LL 40 pint AHR40LM 40 pint ADEH50LN 50 pint ADER50LN 50 pint ADEW50LN 50 pint AHH50LM 50 pint AHR50LL 50 pint AHR50LM 50 pint AHW50LM 50 pint ADER65LN 65 pint ADEW65LN 65 pint AHR65LL 65 pint AHR65LM 65 pint AHW65LM 65 pint
About 350,000 in the United States and 2,700 in Canada (Gree previously recalled 2.2 million dehumidifiers under 12 other brand names in September 2013) units, as CPSC gives them.
Dehumidifiers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Gree Electric Appliances, China.
- Imported by GE Appliances, Louisville, Ky.
- Sam’s Club, Walmart and other stores nationwide and in Canada, and online at Amazon.com and Ebay.com, from April 2008 through December 2011 for between $180 and $270.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received 16 reports of incidents with the recalled GE-brand dehumidifiers, including 11 reports of overheating with no property damage beyond the units, and 5 reports of fires beyond the units which were associated with about $430,000 reported in property damage. This is in addition to more than 71 fires and $2,725,000 in property damage reported with other brands of Gree-manufactured dehumidifiers in the previous recall. No injuries have been reported.
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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.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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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.
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