(Photo : Canva) Frigidaire has recalled over 400,000 refrigerators.
Frigidaire has announced a massive recall of close to four hundred thousand side-by-side refrigerators with slim ice buckets sold between 2015 and 2019. The issues are due to a choking and laceration hazard from a defective component.
Electrolux Group, makers of Frigidaire refrigerators, has received hundreds of reports of plastic pieces breaking off ice buckets on certain models, with the Consumer Product Safety Commission noting two reports of the lacerations resulting in ingestion injuries from the now-recalled units.
The appliances at risk have the following model numbers:
Consumers were asked to discontinue using the ice maker immediately if their fridge is included in the recall and to contact Electrolux Group for a free replacement part. Consumers can visit Frigidaire's website to check if their specific model number is included in the recall. The affected models and additional contact information for Electrolux Group are available on the CPSC website along with other important safety information on consumer goods.