Frigidaire side by side refrigerators with slim ice buckets recalled due to choking, laceration hazards; 2 injuries reported
Electrolux Group is recalling about 383,240 Frigidaire side by side refrigerators with slim ice buckets due to choking and laceration hazards.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 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.
This recall involves certain Frigidaire branded side by side refrigerators with Slim Ice buckets manufactured between 2015 and 2019, with model numbers DGHK2355TF, DGHX2655TF, FFSC2323TS, FGSC2335TD, FGSC2335TF, FGSS2635TD, FGSS2635TE, FGSS2635TF, FGSS2635TP, FPSC2277RF, FPSC2278UF, FPSS2677RF, LFSC2324VF, LGHK2336TD, LGHK2336TF, LGHX2636TD, and LGHX2636TF.
Consumers can also visit https://www.frigidaire.com/en/frigidaire-recall-information to see if their specific serial number is included in this recall. The model and serial numbers are printed on a serial plate located inside the refrigerator compartment.
Model numbers include:
| Model Numbers | Color Guide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DGHK2355TF
DGHX2655TF FFSC2323TS FGSC2335TD FGSC2335TF FGSS2635TD |
FGSS2635TE
FGSS2635TF FGSS2635TP FPSC2277RF FPSC2278UF FPSS2677RF |
LFSC2324VF
LGHK2336TD LGHK2336TF LGHX2636TD LGHX2636TF
|
The last letter of each model number denotes the various colors: F and S: Stainless Steel D: Dark Stainless Steel E: Black Painted P: White Painted |
Consumers should immediately stop using the ice makers and contact Electrolux Group to request a replacement ice bucket assembly component, free of charge.
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.
The refrigerators were 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.
Consumers can 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.
