Details
The manfacturer has issued the following recall notice:
This is an important Safety Notice, relative to some specific Hoover Frost Free refrigeration appliances produced between week 34 2011 and week 34 2012.
We have identified in a batch of appliances manufactured between the dates above that there is a possibility of a potential fault developing on the defrost heater element supplied to Hoover. Overheating can occur and in certain circumstances this could result in a fire.
In order to prevent this possibility we kindly request that you establish if your appliance is affected by using our appliance check on our website.
What to do
Go to the the Hoover safety notice website to see if your machine is affected.