Samsung Refrigerators2023–present

Error Code 33E

Cool Select Room fan has stopped or lost feedback

Critical

Stop using immediately - risk of damage or safety issue

Also displayed as: 33E

What This Means

Defective CV fan motor; CV fan wire disconnected; No pulse feedback signal from motor

What actually causes this:

The fan circulating air through the Cool Select Room compartment has failed or lost its wire connection.

First Thing to Check

Remove the Cool Select Room drawers and listen for fan operation during forced operation — ice buildup can block the fan blade.

Parts Involved

CV BLDC fan motor (12035GE-12M-YT-F1)Main PCB CN74

How to Fix

  1. 1

    Activate Forced Operation

  2. 2

    Measure voltage between Main PCB CN74 pins 1 and 5; should be DC 7V–12V

  3. 3

    Check pulse signal at CN74 pin 8 (CV-FAN feedback)

This Error Applies To

Samsung RF23 Series Refrigerators (2023) (2023–present)

Service manual exact match: RF23K*Service manual exact match: RF23J*Service manual exact match: RF23J*/RF23K

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