Dehumidifiers Made by Midea Recalled Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards

Dehumidifiers Made by Midea Recalled Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards; $4.8 Million in Property Damage Reported

The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire, posing serious fire and burn hazards.
This recall involves about 3.4 million units, including the 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 65, 70, and 75-pint dehumidifiers with the following  brand names: Airworks, Alen, Arcticaire, Arctic King, Beaumark, Coolworks, ComfortAire, Comfort Star, Continental Electic, Crosley, Daewoo, Danby, Danby & Designer, Dayton, Degree, Diplomat, Edgestar, Excell, Fellini, Forest Air, Frigidaire, GE, Grunaire, Hanover, Honeywell, Homestyles, Hyundai, Ideal Air, Kenmore, Keystone, Kul, Midea, Nantucket, Ocean Breeze, Pelonis, Perfect Aire, Perfect Home, Polar Wind, Premiere, Professional Series, Royal Sovereign, Simplicity, Sunbeam, SPT, Sylvania, TGM, Touch Point, Trutemp, Uberhaus, Westpointe, Winix, and Winixl.
The brand name, model number, pint capacity and manufacture date are printed on the nameplate sticker on the back of the dehumidifier.  To determine if your dehumidifier has been recalled, enter the model number at https://www.recallrtr.com/dehumidifier
Midea has received 38 reports of smoke and fire. About $4.8 million property damage has been reported. These dehumidifiers were sold at Lowes, Menards, PC Richard and other stores nationwide from January 2003 through December 2013 for between $100 and $300.
If you have sustained property damage or physical injury due to one of these dehumidifiers please contact one of our experienced product liability lawyers today.
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