True Manufacturing Commercial Refrigerators with Secop Compressors recalled due to potential fire hazard
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Summary
Immediately stop using the recalled product and contact True Manufacturing for a free repair.
Affected products
This recall involves True Commercial Refrigerators with Secop Compressors. Although these products are sold for commercial use for food service companies, some of these refrigerators were sold directly to consumers in Canada.
The recalled refrigerators are both black and stainless steel in colour, and have configurations with double, triple, and sliding doors. The model and serial numbers are printed on a label located inside the commercial refrigerator cabinet.
| Refrigerator Model | Serial Number |
|---|---|
| GDIM 49NT | 9466976-10040916 |
| GDM 45 | 9344197-10010080 |
| GDM 47 | 9300299-10010063 |
| GDM 47FC | 9344301-10010081 |
| GDM 47RL | 9342885-10049968 |
| GDM 49 | 9301457-100009796 |
| GDM 49FC | 9343416-9994430 |
| GDM 49RL | 9347552-10049976 |
| GDM 69 | 9302194-10049977 |
| GDM 69FC | 9368706-10042783 |
| GDM 72 | 9303855-10048931 |
| GDM 72FC | 9346330-10048907 |
| T 49G | 9789525-9872836 |
| TSD 47 | 9364752-10042789 |
| TSD 47G | 9342889-10049972 |
Issue
The recalled refrigerators can fail in a manner causing the compressor to overheat, posing a potential fire hazard.
As of June 17, 2024, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada.
What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled refrigerators and contact True Manufacturing Co. Ltd. for a free repair.
True Manufacturing is contacting all known purchasers directly.
For more information, consumers can contact True Manufacturing Co. Ltd. toll-free at 1-855-203-0185, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, by email at info@true-secopcompressor-retrofit.com, or online.
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.
Health Canada would like to remind consumers to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.
Additional information
Background
Number Sold
The company reported that approximately 1099 units of the affected products were sold in Canada.
Time Period Sold
The affected products were sold from November 2017 to June 2020.
Place of Origin
Manufactured in Slovakia and China (compressors); and United States (commercial refrigerators)
Details
Manufacturers
Secop GmbH (compressors)
Flensburg
Germany
True Manufacturing Co, Inc. (refrigerators)
O’Fallon, Missouri
United States
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