It is a very easy change, the refrigerator LED module can be removed and is probably your issue. The manual probably means that there is no light bulb to change. If you need to change the part it is easy but you may even just have a wiring issue. Before you buy the module play with the wiring going to it, it can be the issue and if you are lucky you save $.

This is a 20 minute job, 30 your 1st time. 10 of that is waiting for the customer to remove items that are in the way.

There are vids on Youtube about it. Same part was used in many models I think so even if it's a bottom freezer vid you might be seeing same or similar process.

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Good Luck!

Yes that is the freezer side module part # as they are different parts. I do not know if they are interchangeable in any way but I don't think so.

Usually it's the refrigerator side top module that causes it. If yours isn't removable it would be the first one I've ever seen that did not come apart. I'll poll my coworkers tomorrow, maybe one of them has had seen a style I have not. I have only changed 10 or so as I work on more than just refrigeration and some of them don't.

Maybe you'll get lucky and it's the freezer module. Never seen that one solve it but I've been wrong before, it's part of seeing 6-10 machines per day for more than a decade; I'm going to misdiagnose something once in a while and see a new issue from time to time.

Good to know that's a possibility next time I see one of these. Thanks for the update.

Well crap... you still have the dance party.

I went on vacation for a little while and am just getting back to normal life.

Snap some pics of the ref side light and post them and I'll see if I can spot how it comes out. I often have to figure these things out on the spot, there's just too many variations.