Frigidaire and Electrolux refrigerators recalled due to choking hazard from ice maker
Electrolux is recalling about 367,500 Frigidaire and Electrolux side-by-side, top freezer and multi-door refrigerators due to choking hazard from ice maker.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the ice level detector arm in the ice maker can break into pieces and fall into the ice bucket, posing a choking hazard.
This recall involves 13 models of Frigidaire refrigerators and one Electrolux model refrigerator. The refrigerators all feature an ice maker and come in stainless steel, white and black. The brand name, model and serial number for each unit is printed on a label located on the right panel in the interior of the refrigerator compartment. The refrigerators range from 23 to 36 inches wide.
The following model numbers and their serial number ranges are included in this recall.
Brand | Model Number/ Product Type | UPC Code | Serial Range |
Frigidaire Prof. | PRMC2285AF French Door | 0-12505-64714-7 | 1K90974428 – 1K21374177 |
Electrolux | French Door ERMC2295AS | 0-12505-64715-4 | 1K91272383 – 1K21374610 |
Frigidaire | Side by Side FRSS2323AB | 0-12505-64786-4 | 4A11005907 – 4A21110079 |
Frigidaire | Side by Side FRSS2323AW | 0-12505-64787-1 | 4A11010081 – 4A21112264 |
Frigidaire | Side by Side FRSS2323AD | 0-12505-64788-8 | 4A11314335 – 4A21112489 |
Frigidaire | Side by Side FRSS2323AS | 0-12505-64785-7 | 4A11005673 – 4A21201870 |
Frigidaire | Side by Side FRSS2333AS | 0-12505-64789-5 | 4A11317863 – 4A21112732 |
Frigidaire | Side by Side FRSS2623AB | 0-12505-64772-7 | 4A12104890 – 4A21204442 |
Frigidaire | Side by Side FRSS2623AW | 0-12505-64773-4 | 4A12012169 – 4A12012280 |
Frigidaire | Side by Side FRSS2623AD | 0-12505-64774-1 | 4A12219737 – 4A20906066 |
Frigidaire | Side by Side FRSS2623AS | 0-12505-64771-0 | 4A04409324 – 4A21200876 |
Frigidaire | Side by Side FRSS2633AS | 0-12505-64876-2 | 4A12012169 – 4A13402496 |
Frigidaire | Side by Side FRSS26L3AF | 0-12505-64792-5 | 4A11203977 – 4A21116296 |
Frigidaire | Top Freezer FFHI1835VS | 0-12505-64680-5 | BA92424713 – BA21210491 |
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Frigidaire and Electrolux refrigerator ice makers, empty the ice bucket and contact Electrolux to schedule a technician to replace the ice maker with one that has a polypropylene ice level detector, free of charge.
Electrolux has received 185 reports of the ice level detectors breaking, including one report of gum lacerations.
The refrigerators were sold at Lowe’s, Home Depot and appliance stores nationwide and online at Frigidaire.com from April 2020 through March 2022 for between $1,200 and $4,300.
Consumers can contact Electrolux toll-free at 1-833-840-5926 from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, by email at IceMakerRecall@electrolux.com or online at www.icemakerrecall.com or at www.electrolux.com or www.frigidaire.com and click on “Recalls” at the bottom of the page for more information.