Samsung fridge: error 40E40C
Code 40E / 40C on a Samsung fridge display means: ice maker compartment fan fault.
- Meaning
- Ice maker compartment fan fault
- Check first
- Check that the fridge and freezer doors close tightly.
- Repair shop
- 270–750 zł
Most common causes
- Iced-up ice maker fan
What you can check yourself
Check that the fridge and freezer doors close tightly.
Unplug the fridge for 10 minutes and plug it back in.
If you hear scraping or the error returns, the fan may be iced up. Defrosting the fridge for a day helps.
- the error keeps coming back after these checks,
- water is leaking or you smell burning,
- the appliance trips the circuit breaker.
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What does error 40E mean on a Samsung fridge?
Code 40E / 40C means: ice maker compartment fan fault. The most common causes: iced-up ice maker fan.
Can I keep using the fridge with error 40E?
If the error goes away after the checks above, yes. If it keeps coming back, water leaks, you smell burning or the breaker trips, stop using it and call a repair service.
Other codes: Samsung fridge
- 21E / 21Cfreezer fan fault
- 22E / 22Cfridge compartment fan fault
- 5Efridge compartment defrost sensor fault
- 39E / 39Cice maker fault
- 83E / 84Ccompressor problem
- 85E / 86Esupply voltage is too low or too high
- 88 88 / PC ERcommunication error between modules
- OF OF / O FFcooling-off mode (store/demo mode)
- 85Cthe fridge detected low supply voltage
- 76Cwater in the automatic fill chamber (Autofill)
- Ice Off / Ice Off migathe ice maker does not work or the ice bin is inserted incorrectly
A code can mean different things on different models and years. Always check the manual or the manufacturer's support page too. Repair prices are approximate, for repair shops in Poland.