{
  "name": "FaultCodeLab appliance error-code dataset",
  "description": "Source-cited code summaries with model/market scope, editorial status and explicit source locators. Safety guidance remains on each canonical page.",
  "version": "2.0",
  "dateModified": "2026-07-30",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "licenseUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "FaultCodeLab (https://faultcodelab.com)",
  "homepage": "https://faultcodelab.com/en/dataset/",
  "slice": {
    "brand": "samsung",
    "appliance": "refrigerator"
  },
  "limitations": [
    "Source confidence is separate from editorial review.",
    "AI-assisted review is not technician or native-language approval.",
    "Documentation coverage is not failure-frequency data.",
    "Manufacturer documents retain their own rights; they are linked, not relicensed."
  ],
  "fields": [
    "id",
    "brand",
    "appliance",
    "code",
    "aliases",
    "shortMeaning",
    "severity",
    "confidence",
    "applicability",
    "editorial",
    "sourceUrls",
    "sourceEvidence",
    "lastVerifiedAt",
    "updatedAt",
    "url"
  ],
  "recordCount": 7,
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "samsung-refrigerator-5e",
      "brand": "Samsung",
      "appliance": "refrigerator",
      "code": "5E",
      "aliases": [],
      "shortMeaning": "Samsung documents 5E as a fridge defrost-sensor alert that may accompany a cooling or defrost problem.",
      "severity": "high",
      "confidence": "official",
      "applicability": {
        "scope": "broad-appliance",
        "modelFamily": "Samsung refrigerators that display 5E",
        "market": "United States",
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10007315/",
        "verifiedAt": "2026-07-30",
        "caveat": "Samsung's US guide lists 5E but is not a complete model crosswalk; confirm the exact refrigerator manual because display systems and supported codes vary."
      },
      "editorial": {
        "status": "needs-review",
        "reviewedAt": null,
        "method": null,
        "rationale": null
      },
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10007315/"
      ],
      "sourceEvidence": [],
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "updatedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "url": "https://faultcodelab.com/en/samsung/refrigerator/5e/"
    },
    {
      "id": "samsung-refrigerator-40e",
      "brand": "Samsung",
      "appliance": "refrigerator",
      "code": "40E",
      "aliases": [
        "40C"
      ],
      "shortMeaning": "Most Samsung sources describe 40E and 40C as ice-room fan alerts on supported refrigerators.",
      "severity": "medium",
      "confidence": "official",
      "applicability": {
        "scope": "model-family",
        "modelFamily": "Samsung refrigerators with an ice room and a 40E or 40C display",
        "market": "United States",
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10007315/",
        "verifiedAt": "2026-07-30",
        "caveat": "The official guide groups 40E and 40C but does not identify every compatible ice-room design; confirm that the exact model uses this display family."
      },
      "editorial": {
        "status": "needs-review",
        "reviewedAt": null,
        "method": null,
        "rationale": null
      },
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10007315/"
      ],
      "sourceEvidence": [],
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "updatedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "url": "https://faultcodelab.com/en/samsung/refrigerator/40e/"
    },
    {
      "id": "samsung-refrigerator-21e",
      "brand": "Samsung",
      "appliance": "refrigerator",
      "code": "21E",
      "aliases": [],
      "shortMeaning": "Samsung documents 21E as a freezer-fan feedback alert, often linked to frost, a door-seal gap, or a fan problem.",
      "severity": "high",
      "confidence": "official",
      "applicability": {
        "scope": "broad-appliance",
        "modelFamily": "Samsung refrigerators that display 21E",
        "market": "United States",
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10007315/",
        "verifiedAt": "2026-07-30",
        "caveat": "The official US guide explains 21E without listing every supported refrigerator; confirm the exact model manual before assuming fan location or defrost controls."
      },
      "editorial": {
        "status": "needs-review",
        "reviewedAt": null,
        "method": null,
        "rationale": null
      },
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10007315/"
      ],
      "sourceEvidence": [],
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "updatedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "url": "https://faultcodelab.com/en/samsung/refrigerator/21e/"
    },
    {
      "id": "samsung-refrigerator-22e",
      "brand": "Samsung",
      "appliance": "refrigerator",
      "code": "22E",
      "aliases": [
        "22C"
      ],
      "shortMeaning": "Samsung documents 22E and 22C as fridge-fan alerts that may follow the refrigerator door being left open too long.",
      "severity": "high",
      "confidence": "official",
      "applicability": {
        "scope": "broad-appliance",
        "modelFamily": "Samsung refrigerators that display 22E or 22C",
        "market": "United States",
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10007315/",
        "verifiedAt": "2026-07-30",
        "caveat": "Samsung groups 22E and 22C in its US guide but does not list every compatible model; confirm the exact manual before assuming control layout or fan access."
      },
      "editorial": {
        "status": "needs-review",
        "reviewedAt": null,
        "method": null,
        "rationale": null
      },
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10007315/"
      ],
      "sourceEvidence": [],
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "updatedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "url": "https://faultcodelab.com/en/samsung/refrigerator/22e/"
    },
    {
      "id": "samsung-refrigerator-83e",
      "brand": "Samsung",
      "appliance": "refrigerator",
      "code": "83E",
      "aliases": [],
      "shortMeaning": "Samsung documents 83E as abnormal compressor current, sometimes after a surge or power anomaly.",
      "severity": "high",
      "confidence": "official",
      "applicability": {
        "scope": "broad-appliance",
        "modelFamily": "Samsung refrigerators that display 83E",
        "market": "United States",
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10007315/",
        "verifiedAt": "2026-07-30",
        "caveat": "The official guide identifies the reported electrical condition but does not prove one failed component or list every supported model; leave compressor and live-voltage diagnosis to qualified service."
      },
      "editorial": {
        "status": "needs-review",
        "reviewedAt": null,
        "method": null,
        "rationale": null
      },
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10007315/"
      ],
      "sourceEvidence": [],
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "updatedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "url": "https://faultcodelab.com/en/samsung/refrigerator/83e/"
    },
    {
      "id": "samsung-refrigerator-88-88",
      "brand": "Samsung",
      "appliance": "refrigerator",
      "code": "88 88",
      "aliases": [],
      "shortMeaning": "Samsung documents 88 88 as a communication fault that may appear when power is interrupted during startup.",
      "severity": "medium",
      "confidence": "official",
      "applicability": {
        "scope": "broad-appliance",
        "modelFamily": "Samsung refrigerators that display 88 88",
        "market": "United States",
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10007315/",
        "verifiedAt": "2026-07-30",
        "caveat": "Samsung describes the display broadly without a complete model list; confirm the exact model guide and do not transfer this meaning to other four-digit displays."
      },
      "editorial": {
        "status": "needs-review",
        "reviewedAt": null,
        "method": null,
        "rationale": null
      },
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10007315/",
        "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10006926/"
      ],
      "sourceEvidence": [],
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "updatedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "url": "https://faultcodelab.com/en/samsung/refrigerator/88-88/"
    },
    {
      "id": "samsung-refrigerator-of-of",
      "brand": "Samsung",
      "appliance": "refrigerator",
      "code": "OF OF",
      "aliases": [
        "OFF OFF",
        "O FF"
      ],
      "shortMeaning": "Samsung documents OF OF, O FF, and OFF OFF as a Cooling Off mode that disables refrigeration rather than reporting a fault.",
      "severity": "high",
      "confidence": "official",
      "applicability": {
        "scope": "broad-appliance",
        "modelFamily": "Samsung refrigerators with a Cooling Off mode display",
        "market": "United States",
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10007315/",
        "verifiedAt": "2026-07-30",
        "caveat": "Samsung documents multiple display variants and different control layouts; use the exact model manual instead of assuming the common two-button sequence applies."
      },
      "editorial": {
        "status": "needs-review",
        "reviewedAt": null,
        "method": null,
        "rationale": null
      },
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10007315/",
        "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10006926/"
      ],
      "sourceEvidence": [],
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "updatedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "url": "https://faultcodelab.com/en/samsung/refrigerator/of-of/"
    }
  ]
}