The KSSP48MFB05 is a US-market KitchenAid refrigerator, recorded by its source as a 48″ built-in side-by-side refrigerator in the Superba series. KitchenAid’s own US product site was showing it in January 2000, and no later listing for it was recovered. That makes it a long-discontinued cabinet, now around a quarter of a century old. Nothing beyond what that source states is claimed here, and no figure has been carried across from a neighbouring model number.
KSSP48MFB05 is published here exactly as KitchenAid printed it, with the two-digit production-revision code on the end. The bare base KSSP48MFB was never itself observed in any source, so it is not offered as a model number — the form on your rating plate will be the full KSSP48MFB05 string. At this age the work on a KSSP48MFB05 is mostly mechanical and electrical rather than electronic — seals, fans, defrost components, switches and the start device. Those are the parts still in circulation for cabinets of this generation, and they are what we check availability on before any figure is put on a repair.
Key Features
- 48" built-in side-by-side refrigerator
- KitchenAid Superba series
- Built-in cabinet, made to sit flush with surrounding joinery
- Recorded on KitchenAid's US product site in January 2000
- A KitchenAid owner's manual for this model is on record
Most Common Issues on This Model
Evaporator fan motor noise, or a fan that stops and lets the fresh food side climb while the freezer stays cold
Restricted condenser airflow, the commonest reason an older cabinet slowly loses its grip on temperature
Handle, hinge and door-closer wear from years of daily use
Blocked defrost drain leaving water under the crispers or running out onto the floor