Samsung Refrigerators2018–present

Error Code 40E

Ice duct heater is open or short-circuited

Moderate

Address soon - your appliance may not work properly

Also displayed as: 40E

What This Means

Connector at Main PCB CN51 slipped out; Wire cut or short-circuited; Defective thermistor in heater assembly

What actually causes this:

Heater cord has broken or its connector at the PCB has separated.

First Thing to Check

Inspect the CN51 connector on the Main PCB and reseat it firmly.

Parts Involved

Ice duct heaterMain PCB CN51 pin 6

How to Fix

  1. 1

    Remove CN51 connector from Main PCB

  2. 2

    Measure continuity between CN51 pin 6 and contact points R737 and R776 (per block diagram for resistance value)

  3. 3

    0 Ohm → heater shorted; ∞ Ohm → wire open or connector separated

This Error Applies To

Samsung RF34H9950S Series Refrigerators (2018) (2018–present)

Service manual exact match: RF34H9960S4/AAService manual exact match: RF34H9950SR/AAService manual exact match: RF32FMQDBSR/AAService manual exact match: RF24J9960S4/AAService manual exact match: RF34H9950S4/AA

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