Roper refrigerators
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 14, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 14, 2012the latest report was made
- Feb 14, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Roper
- Maker
- WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- RefrigeratorsCPSC’s product type: Refrigerators (code 276), in Kitchen: Appliances
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2012 | 1 |
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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Feb 14, 2012, sent to the company Feb 23, 2012, published by CPSC Mar 8, 2012
The product, in the report: Top-Mount Refrigerator
Roper by Whirlpool Corporation Refrigerator, model RT21LMKQ00, serial # EL 4828733 which is 9 years and 9 months old ( purchased at Homedepot , Antelope CA) started fire from compression area. When I was at Family Room next Kitchen, there was a big noise from the kitchen. Soon, the kitchen became full of smoke with bad smell very quickly. I went to the kitchen. The smoke was coming from back side of Refrigerator. I pull the refrigerator and Fire was coming from the compression area. I unpluged AC plug and the fire stopped soon itself.
- Model
- RT21LMKQ00
- Serial number
- EL4828733
- Bought from
- Homedepot, California
- Bought
- May 18, 2002, about then
- Where
- Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Roper, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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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.
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