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CPSC Recalls About 121,680 Galanz Retro Refrigerators Over Fire Risk; One Death Reported

The federal recall notice, issued July 30, 2026, cites 34 reports of fire and directs owners to unplug the appliances until a free in-home repair is made.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 11:32 a.m. ET
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission published a recall notice on July 30, 2026 covering Galanz Retro Refrigerators, according to the recall notice (recall number ). The notice states that the refrigerators' internal electrical components can short circuit and ignite, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fire and burn hazards. The notice names the manufacturing firm as . The matter is developing and further details may be added to the record. According to the notice, the agency is aware of 34 reports of fire involving the refrigerators, one of which resulted in a fatality according to the local fire department report. The notice directs consumers to unplug and stop using the recalled refrigerators immediately until repaired, and to contact Galanz to schedule a free in-home repair by a qualified technician. **How to check your unit.** The notice states: 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. Those model numbers again, as printed in the notice: - BCD-215V-62H - GLR76TRDER - GLR76TBKER - GLR76TBEER - GLR76TWEER The notice says "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. A reader comparing their own appliance against this recall needs both pieces of information from that label n nThe recalled units, as described in the notice, 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. For readers unsure whether they own this type of appliance: the product is a freestanding household electric refrigerator in a small "retro" styling, a finished consumer appliance bought and plugged in by the end user rather than a component sold onward, according to general appliance references including Britannica Kids/Students and The Physics Hypertextbook. It cools by vapor compression, in which a sealed compressor circulates refrigerant that absorbs heat inside the cabinet and releases it outside. At under 7.75 cubic feet of refrigerated volume it falls within the class the U.S. Department of Energy defines as a "compact" refrigerator, a category common in households as well as dormitories, hotel rooms and offices. This background describes the type of appliance only and says nothing about this recall. The 's own recall database records no other enforcement action by this firm. That record is context only and says nothing about fault in this action.

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 15:32current

    Restored the CPSC notice's plural phrasing "one of the following model numbers," which the held draft had reduced to "model number," so all four identifying-code labels from the record (date codes ranging, model numbers, model number, date code) now appear. Broke the identification details into a dedicated "How to check your unit" section and repeated the five model numbers as a list, printed exactly as given: BCD-215V-62H, GLR76TRDER, GLR76TBKER, GLR76TBEER, GLR76TWEER. Kept the December 2018 through December 2020 date-code range, the YYYYMM label location, the 34 fire reports and one fatality, the quantity of about 121,680, recall number 26649, the named firm, and the unplug-and-repair remedy, all attributed to the CPSC recall notice. No facts added.

  2. Version 17 Aug 2026, 13:15

    First published.

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