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Refrigerator / Freezer Error Codes: All Brands
Refrigerator and freezer codes typically report a temperature sensor fault, a fan problem, a defrost failure or a high-temperature alarm after the door was left open or power was out. Heavy frost on the back wall of the freezer compartment usually points to a defrost problem. Safe first checks are the door seals, clear air vents inside, clean condenser coils and enough space around the unit; anything in the sealed refrigerant system needs a certified technician.
19 Codes
2.7 Average severity
16% High or critical
32% DIY-friendly
Severity distribution Severity distribution
ENERGY STAR certified models
Frigidaire · Refrigerator / Freezer 314
GE Appliances · Refrigerator / Freezer 180
Whirlpool · Refrigerator / Freezer 158
LG · Refrigerator / Freezer 134
Samsung · Refrigerator / Freezer 101
KitchenAid · Refrigerator / Freezer 100
Liebherr · Refrigerator / Freezer 75
Miele · Refrigerator / Freezer 64
Bosch · Refrigerator / Freezer 45
Beko · Refrigerator / Freezer 36
Maytag · Refrigerator / Freezer 29
Haier · Refrigerator / Freezer 5
Source: ENERGY STAR open data (data.energystar.gov) – number of certified models currently listed.
Official safety recalls (US CPSC)
CPSC, W.C. Wood Co. Announce Recall Of 345,775 Freezers · Entrapment Electrolux Group Recalls Frigidaire Side by Side Refrigerators with Slim Ice Buckets Due to Choking and Laceration Hazards · The recalled refrigerators contain an ice bucket assembly component that can break, resulting in plastic pieces entering the ice bucket, posing choking and laceration hazards to consumers if the piece Electrolux Recalls Frigidaire and Electrolux Refrigerators Due to Choking Hazard from Ice Maker · The ice level detector arm in the ice maker can break into pieces and fall into the ice bucket, posing a choking hazard. GE Appliances, a Haier Company, Recalls Bottom Freezer, French Door Refrigerators Due to Fall Hazard · The freezer handle can detach when a consumer tries to open the freezer drawer, posing a fall hazard to the consumer. Haier America Recalls Top-Mount Refrigerators Due to Fire Hazard · An electrical component in the refrigerator can short circuit, posing a fire hazard. Haier America Expands Recall of Chest Freezers Due to Fire Hazard · A capacitor in the freezer's circuitry can overheat, posing a fire hazard. Liebherr Expands Recall of Refrigerators Due to Injury Hazard; Door Can Detach · The refrigerator's door can detach, posing an injury hazard to consumers. Liebherr Recalls Built-In Refrigerators Due to Injury Hazard; Door Can Detach · The refrigerator's door can detach, posing an injury hazard to consumers.
Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls API. Check your model and serial number on the linked recall notice.
21E
Samsung · Refrigerator / Freezer
The freezer's evaporator fan isn't reporting any rotation, usually because ice has trapped…
Moderate
22E
Samsung · Refrigerator / Freezer
The fan that moves cold air through the fresh-food section isn't turning, most often because…
Moderate
23E
Samsung · Refrigerator / Freezer
The fan that cools the condenser and compressor behind the bottom rear panel has stopped…
High
33E
Samsung · Refrigerator / Freezer
The small heater that keeps the ice maker's fill tube from freezing is open, so water stops…
Low
39E
Samsung · Refrigerator / Freezer
The ice maker didn't finish its twist-and-dump cycle or reported a bad sensor, so the board…
Low
40E
Samsung · Refrigerator / Freezer
The small fan that pushes freezer air into the ice room in the fridge door has stopped turning.
Low
5E
Samsung · Refrigerator / Freezer
The sensor on the fresh-food evaporator reads open or shorted, so the board can't tell when…
Low
84E
Samsung · Refrigerator / Freezer
The inverter tried to spin the compressor, but it didn't turn or ran outside its limits, so…
High
EF
GE Appliances · Refrigerator / Freezer
On GE fridges 'EF' is almost always the TurboFreeze indicator tF, drawn so it looks like EF…
Minor
Er 22
LG · Refrigerator / Freezer
LG's board found a fault in the compressor relay circuit, so the compressor isn't starting…
High
Er CO
LG · Refrigerator / Freezer
The display board and the main control board have stopped talking to each other over their…
Moderate
Er dH
LG · Refrigerator / Freezer
The automatic defrost didn't finish, so frost is building up on the evaporator coil behind…
Moderate
Er FF
LG · Refrigerator / Freezer
LG's freezer fan motor isn't operating normally; frost around the blade is the usual reason it…
Moderate
Er IF
LG · Refrigerator / Freezer
The small fan that pushes freezer air into the door ice compartment isn't spinning, so ice…
Low
ERR
GE Appliances · Refrigerator / Freezer
On GE models with chip-equipped water filters, ERR usually means the filter isn't read…
Low
Er rF
LG · Refrigerator / Freezer
The fan that circulates air inside LG's fresh-food section isn't running normally, often…
Moderate
H1
Frigidaire · Refrigerator / Freezer
A compartment has been too warm for too long; it's an alarm about temperature, not a specific…
Moderate
SY CE
Frigidaire · Refrigerator / Freezer
The front control panel and the main board at the back have lost their data link; service…
Moderate
SY EF
Frigidaire · Refrigerator / Freezer
The main board switched on the freezer's evaporator fan but saw no sign that it's spinning.
Moderate