Whirlpool Corporation

▸ ABOUT WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Whirlpool Corporation is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances, tracing back to the Upton Machine Company founded in 1911. It owns a portfolio of major appliance brands including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, JennAir and Amana, and reported $15.52 billion in revenue in 2025 with about 41,000 employees. It trades on the NYSE under ticker WHR.

▸ TRACK RECORD

Whirlpool Corporation's history and the 1 marketing claim we've checked, in date order — so you can see what they promised when, and how it held up.

1. 1911Founded as the Upton Machine Company in Benton Harbor, Michigan, by Louis and Emory Upton.
2. 1929Merged with the Nineteen Hundred Washer Company.
3. 1949Company renamed Whirlpool Corporation.
4. 1955Acquired Seeger Refrigerator Company and RCA's appliance lines.
5. 1986Acquired the KitchenAid appliance division.
6. 2006Completed acquisition of Maytag Corporation.
7. 2014Acquired Italian appliance maker Indesit.
8. 2022Acquired InSinkErator, the garbage-disposal manufacturer.
9. Checked Sep 2026CLAIM · Whirlpool / Maytag Dishwasher"Whirlpool-family dishwashers are safe for unattended daily use without a recurring fire-hazard pattern."→ 🔴 BYE THE HYPE Read the PixProof →

Claim dates come from when the claim's own source was published; "Checked" means we couldn't date the claim, so it sits at the date we verified it.

▸ SAFETY RECALLS

Official US recalls from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), since 2017. Every entry is the agency's own record and links to it.

• Sep 7, 2023Whirlpool Recalls Stacked Commercial Clothes Dryers Sold Under the ADC Brand Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)

  The recalled clothes dryers can overheat and ignite the clothes load, posing a fire hazard.

  Units: About 2,500

  Official recall notice (23791) ↗
• Aug 28, 2019Whirlpool Recalls Glass Cooktops with Touch Controls Due to Burn and Fire Hazards

  The recalled cooktop surface elements can turn on by themselves, posing burn and fire hazards.

  Units: About 26,300 (In addition about 2,800 units were sold in Canada and 128 units in Mexico)

  Official recall notice (19189) ↗
• Feb 20, 2018Whirlpool Recalls KitchenAid Electric Kettles Due to Burn Hazard

  The handle can loosen and separate from the kettle, causing hot contents to spill, posing a burn hazard.

  Units: About 40,200 (In addition, 47,300 units were sold in Canada and 1,600 in Mexico)

  Official recall notice (18103) ↗

Showing the 3 most recent. Recalls are routine in these industries and a maker with more models or more units sold will have more — compare brands with care. Source: CPSC, fetched Oct 20, 2026.