Viking Range Expands Recall of Built-In Refrigerators with Bottom Freezers Due to Injury Hazard; Doors Can Detach
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2013-07-25). Hazards: injury. About 31,000 units in the US.
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 13248 |
| Published | 2013-07-25 |
| Last updated | 2015-01-26 |
| Product category | Refrigerators |
| Products | Viking built-in refrigerators with bottom freezers |
| Firm named in the title | Viking Range |
| Firms | Viking Range LLC, of Greenwood, Miss. (manufacturer) |
| Manufactured in | United States |
| Units (US) | 31,000 |
| Hazard classes | injury |
| Remedy classes | repair, stop use |
| Trade facets | appliance, building products |
| Sold | Appliance and specialty stores nationwide from November 2005 through October 2012 for between $5,100 and $7,700. |
Description
This recall involves Viking built-in 36-inch wide refrigerators with bottom freezers with models and serial numbers/date codes listed below. The model and serial numbers are located on the ceiling of the interior of the refrigerators. The first six numbers in the serial number range are the manufacture date of the unit in (mm)(dd)(yy). Model numbers starting with: Serial number/Date codes starting with: Designer Series DDBB363, DDBB536, DTBB363, 110105 - 081012 DFBB363, DFBB536, FDBB5361 Professional Series VCBB363, VCBB536, VCBB5361, 110105 - 080512 VIBB363, VIBB536
Hazard
The refrigerator's doors can detach, posing an injury hazard to consumers.
Remedy
Consumers should contact Viking immediately to schedule a free in-home repair. Consumers should stop using the recalled refrigerators if the door does not appear to be sealed properly, the door is sagging or it fails to open or close normally. If the door is working properly, consumers can continue to use the refrigerator until it has been repaired.
Incidents and injuries
Viking has received 39 reports of falling refrigerator doors, including 12 reports of injuries involving a fracture, bruises, strains and cuts, and 25 reports of minor property damage. The 39 new reports are in addition to 57 reports in the previous recall of doors detaching, including four reports of injuries involving bruises, broken toes/fingers, and strains.
Machine access
This record, with every extracted field, the source record (contact text and images withheld) and provenance: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/product-recalls/cpsc-13248. Look up a model number or UPC with /v1/product-recalls/lookup?code=…. About the dataset · free and paid keys.
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice (US Government work). Not affiliated with or endorsed by CPSC. Structured by Data Foundry (product-recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-28. Always confirm with the agency notice.