Recalls

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FORD MUSTANG VEHICLES

Ford is recalling over 25,000 Mustang coupes and convertibles from the 2019 and 2020 model years with manual transmissions and 5.0-liter engines (built from Jan. 18, 2018, through Dec. 16, 2020) because their backup cameras, reverse lights, and active safety features might not work properly. The problems are due to a software issue. In addition to an inoperable backup camera and reverse lights, drivers may also notice a warning light on the dashboard showing which functions are not available, including traction control, forward collision warning (FWC), blind spot warning (BSW) and cross traffic indicator. The absence of these features may increase the risk of a crash. What to do: Ford will mail recall notices to owners of affected vehicles; owners may also contact Ford at 866-436-7332. NHTSA campaign number: 22V382. Ford’s own number for this recall is 22S37. Ford dealerships will update the vehicle software, free of charge.

ELECTROLUX AND FRIGIDAIRE REFRIGERATORS

Electrolux is recalling about 367,500 refrigerators because of the icemaker: Parts of it can break off and end up in the ice bucket with the ice that has been made, posing a choking hazard if consumed. The recall involves 13 models of Frigidaire refrigerators and one Electrolux model refrigerator. Go to icemakerrecall.com to find out whether your model is affected; the brand name, model, and serial number for each unit is on a label on the right panel in the interior of the refrigerator compartment. At the time of reporting, the company has received 185 reports of the ice level detectors breaking. The refrigerators were sold at Lowe’s, Home Depot, and appliance stores nationwide, and online at frigidaire.com, from April 2020 through March 2022 for between $1,200 and $4,300. What to do: Stop using the recalled refrigerator icemaker and empty the ice bucket. Contact Electrolux to schedule a technician to replace (free of charge) the icemaker with one that has a polypropylene ice level detector. Call 833-8405926 or email IceMakerRecall@ electrolux.com.

GE REFRIGERATORS

GE Appliances is recalling about 155,000 French-door refrigerators with bottomfreezers. The company says the freezer handle can detach when a person tries to open the freezer drawer, posing a fall hazard. This recall involves six models of 36-inch-wide GE-brand French-door refrigerators with bottom freezers in fingerprint-resistant stainless steel, which were manufactured from February 2020 through August 2021. The brand name, model, and serial number for each unit are printed on a label located on the top of the left side of the interior of the refrigerator compartment. Models include the GFE26JYMKFFS, GFE26JYMNFFS, GNE27EYMKFFS, GNE27EYMNFFS, GNE27JYMKFFS, and GNE27JYMNFFS (with serial numbers beginning with AS, DR, DS, FR, FS, GR, GS, HR, HS, LR, LS, MR, MS, RR, SR, TR, VR, or ZR). These models were sold at Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and other home improvement and home appliance stores nationwide, and online at bestbuy.com and lowes.com from February 2020 through January 2022 for between $1,900 and $2,500. What to do: Call GE at 888345-4671 or go to geappliances. com/ge/recall/bottom-freezerrefrigerator-2022 for more information and to schedule a free in-home service call to have the freezer’s handlemounting fasteners replaced and the handle reinstalled. GE can also relay instructions for safe use pending a repair.

HEMPVÄNA PAIN RELIEF PRODUCTS

Telebrands is recalling about 183,000 Hempväna products— Ultra Strength Pain Relief Cream With Lidocaine, Ultra Strength Pain Relief Cream Night With Lidocaine, Ultra Strength Pain Relief Cream Turmeric With Lidocaine, and Pain Relieving Hand & Body Lotion With Lidocaine—because the packaging of the products is not child-resistant, posing a risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed or placed on the skin of young children. The products were sold online at altmeyers.com, amazon.com, bedbathhome.com, boscovs.com, cvs.com, ebay.com, hempvana. com, fredmeyer.com, hamricks. com, hannaford.com, riteaid. com, safeway.com, and walmart. com, and at Altmeyer’s, Boscov’s, CVS, Fred Meyer, Hamrick’s, Hannaford, Rite Aid, Safeway, and Walmart stores nationwide from April 2021 through January 2022 for about $20. What to do: Stop using the recalled products, and store them in a safe location out of reach of young children. Call Telebrands at 855-306-1424 for information on how to safely dispose of the recalled products and how to receive a full refund or a free child-resistant closure for the jar products. In addition, Telebrands is providing a $15 digital coupon code good toward the purchase of any Hempväna products at hempvana.com.

BESTAR WALL BEDS

The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Bestar, of Canada, announced a recall of about 129,000 wall beds because of serious impact and crushing hazards. This recall involves the Audrea, Cielo, Edge, Lumina, Nebula, Novello, Orion, Pur, and Versatile full- and queen-size wall beds sold online at amazon. com, costco.com, cymax.com, and wayfair.com from June 2014 through March 2022 for between $1,650 and $2,200. What to do: Stop using the wall bed. Call Bestar at 888912-8458 for more information on getting a free inspection, and potential reimbursement of up to $414 for a professional reinstallation, depending on the bed model.