More Than 380,000 Refrigerators Have Been Recalled Due to Choking and Laceration Risks

The Frigidaire refrigerators have an ice bucket assembly component that can break during use, resulting in plastic pieces entering the ice bucket.

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Electrolux Group just recalled approximately 383,240 Frigidaire refrigerators nationwide due to potential choking and laceration risks, according to an announcement by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The recall involves Frigidaire side by side refrigerators with slim ice buckets, which were manufactured between 2015 and 2019. The model and serial numbers involved in the recall are printed on a serial plate located inside the refrigerator compartment. Consumers can visit Frigidaire’s website to see if their specific serial number is included in this recall.

Per CPSC, 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.

So far, 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 Frigidaire side by side refrigerators included in the recall were sold at Lowe’s, Home Depot, and other stores nationwide and online from November 2015 through September 2019. If you purchased one of the recalled appliances, Electrolux Group is providing a free replacement ice bucket for affected models.

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