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Samsung Refrigerator error codes
Current records for this brand and appliance type, grouped by verified code pages and common symptom patterns.
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Display-code format
Samsung refrigerator support presents alerts as short letter-number codes such as 21E and 83E, grouped variants such as 22E/22C, four-character displays such as 88 88, and status messages such as OF OF. Preserve spaces and the complete visible sequence, then confirm the exact model because supported codes and control steps differ.
Official display-code reference · Verified 2026-07-30
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5EError code
Samsung documents 5E as a fridge defrost-sensor alert that may accompany a cooling or defrost problem.
40EError code
Most Samsung sources describe 40E and 40C as ice-room fan alerts on supported refrigerators.
21EError code
Samsung documents 21E as a freezer-fan feedback alert, often linked to frost, a door-seal gap, or a fan problem.
22EError code
Samsung documents 22E and 22C as fridge-fan alerts that may follow the refrigerator door being left open too long.
83EError code
Samsung documents 83E as abnormal compressor current, sometimes after a surge or power anomaly.
88 88Error code
Samsung documents 88 88 as a communication fault that may appear when power is interrupted during startup.
OF OFError code
Samsung documents OF OF, O FF, and OFF OFF as a Cooling Off mode that disables refrigeration rather than reporting a fault.