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GE Hotpoint refrigerators

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 12, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Mar 12, 2012the latest report was made
  • Mar 12, 2012the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
GE Hotpoint
Maker
GE Appliances & LightingMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
RefrigeratorsCPSC’s product type: Refrigerators (code 276), in Kitchen: Appliances

By month

1 report from April 2011 to March 2012; the most in March 2012, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
March 20121

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Mar 12, 2012, sent to the company Mar 20, 2012, published by CPSC Apr 5, 2012

    The product, in the report: HOTPOINT REFRIGERATOR

    The freeze in my GE Hotpoint caught fire causing extensive damage to my garage. \\I contacted GE via hteir website asking for location and manufacturer of this unit. After approximately 10 days they have not replied.

    I am concernec that this unit was made by the same manufacturer that produced the [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] refrigerators that have been recalled.

    Model
    HTS17GBSARWWDBP02
    Serial number
    HH827252
    Bought from
    Spencer Appliances
    Bought
    Jun 17, 2005
    Where
    Mesa, Arizona: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand GE Hotpoint, made or sold by GE Appliances & Lighting
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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