CPSC2024-02-08
Electrolux Group Recalls Frigidaire Side by Side Refrigerators with Slim Ice Buckets Due to Choking and Laceration Hazards
Electrolux Home Products Inc., of Charlotte, North Carolina
Hazard
The recalled refrigerators contain an ice bucket assembly component that can break, resulting in plastic pieces entering the ice bucket, posing choking and laceration hazards to consumers if the pieces are dispensed out of the ice bucket.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the ice makers and contact Electrolux Group to request a replacement ice bucket assembly component, free of charge.
Sold at
Lowe's, Home Depot and other stores nationwide and online at Frigidaire.com from November 2015 through September 2019 for between $1,400 and $2,400.
Affected count
About 383,240
Injuries reported
Electrolux Group has received 343 reports of plastic pieces breaking off, including two incidents resulting in laceration and ingestion injuries when the pieces were dispensed out of the recalled ice bucket.
Manufactured in
Mexico
Remedy type
Repair
Products
Frigidaire Branded Side by Side Refrigerators with Slim Ice Buckets
Consumer contact
Electrolux Group toll-free at 888-377-7563 from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, by email at IceBucketRecall@electrolux.com or online at www.icebucketrecall.com or at www.frigidaire.com and click on "Recall Information" at the top of the page for more information.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2024/Electrolux-Group-Recalls-Frigidaire-Side-by-Side-Refrigerators-with-Slim-Ice-Buckets-Due-to-Choking-and-Laceration-HazardsDon't want to check this manually?
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