New York Residents Told To Stop Using Many Fridges ‘Immediately’

A nationwide recall on popular fridges that are injuring people is impacting countless New Yorkers. If you own these fridges you are told to stop using them, right away.

About 380 thousand refrigerators have been recalled.

Electrolux Group Recalls Frigidaire Refrigerators

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Hazard: Frigidaire Branded Side by Side Refrigerators with Slim Ice Buckets

"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, the USCPSC states.

This recall involves certain Frigidaire branded side-by-side refrigerators with Slim Ice buckets manufactured between 2015 and 2019.

What Models Are Included In Recall

Model numbers include:

DGHK2355TF, DGHX2655TF, FFSC2323TS, FGSC2335TD, FGSC2335TF, FGSS2635TD, FGSS2635TE, FGSS2635TF, FGSS2635TP, FPSC2277RF, FPSC2278UF, FPSS2677RF, LFSC2324VF, LGHK2336TD, LGHK2336TF, LGHX2636TD, and LGHX2636TF

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You can also CLICK HERE to see if the voluntary recall has impacted your ice bucket.

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"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 CSPC adds.

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Stop Using Fridge "Immediately"

All should "should immediately stop using" the ice makers and contact Electrolux Group to request a replacement ice bucket assembly component, free of charge, officials note.