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Friedrich Air Conditioning Recalls KÜHL Window Air Conditioners Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire and Burn Hazards

Recall date
2026-09-17
Recall number
26776
Category
Air Conditioners
Hazard type
Fire or burn

This recall involves KÜHL Q and KÜHL S Window Air Conditioners. The products have a gray front and a black air discharge grille and have the name Friedrich and the Friedrich logo in the lower left corner of the unit. The Kühl Q front control panel is located on the top left corner of the unit, and the Kühl S front control panel is located on the right side of the unit below the discharge grille. The models are KCVQ08B10A, KHVQ10B11A, KCVS08B10A, KCVS12B10A, KCVS12B30A and KCVS16B30A. The model and serial number are located inside the air conditioners. Only some serial numbers below have motors that are included in this recall.

De onde vem o dado

Official CPSC recall page

Read the full notice, including photos and the consumer contact, on cpsc.gov. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, public domain data.

Cuidado

This is safety information, not advice

Only CPSC and the recalling firm can confirm whether your specific unit is affected. This page restructures their own published text; it does not add a verdict of its own.

O que fazer com isso

What to do if you own this product

Follow the remedy below, and use the official recall link above to contact the firm — not a search result or a third-party reseller.

What is the hazard with Kühl® Q and Kühl® S Window Air Conditioners?

Kühl® Q and Kühl® S Window Air Conditioners was announced in the last month, in the "Air Conditioners" category. The control board inside the motor of the recalled air conditioners can fail, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fire and burn hazards. This falls under one of the more serious hazard categories (injury, choking or strangulation risk), so the recall covers every unit sold, not only units with a reported incident.

What should you do if you own this product?

Consumers should stop using the recalled air conditioners immediately and visit www.friedrich.com/product-recall to receive information on how to determine if their unit is covered by the recall. Consumers should have the air conditioner’s serial number, which can be found on the inside of the unit, when they visit the recall web page or call Friedrich about the recall. If your unit has a serial number that is included in the recall, the firm will send you instructions on how to obtain a refund or free replacement unit. Sold at: Sold At: PC Richard & Son, Grainger, and Johnson Supply stores and other appliance distributors and retailers nationwide from January 2026 through August 2026 for between $1,300 and $2,000.. If you bought it somewhere else, the remedy above still applies — contact the firm directly using the official recall page linked below.

How many units are affected?

About About 2,000 units of Kühl® Q and Kühl® S Window Air Conditioners are covered by this recall, according to the official count reported by the firm to the regulator.

Glossário: os termos desta página

Recall

A public notice from a safety regulator or the company itself asking consumers to stop using, return, repair or exchange a product because it does not meet a safety requirement.

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Remedy

What the company offers to fix the problem: a refund, a free repair, a replacement product, or instructions to dispose of the item safely.

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Hazard

The specific way a product can hurt someone — for example choking, fire, electric shock or a fall — as described by the regulator or the manufacturer.

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Flammability

How easily a material catches fire and how fast it burns. Textiles, electronics and candles are recalled for flammability when they fail a mandatory flame-resistance test.

Fonte: CPSC Flammable Fabrics Act standards — U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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