Frigidaire Mini Fridge Lawsuit Says Recall Failed to Address Fire, Shock Risks

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A proposed class action lawsuit alleges the maker of certain Frigidaire mini fridges failed to disclose a defect that could cause internal electrical components to short-circuit and catch fire, and that a July 2025 recall was wholly inadequate as it failed to address property damage apparently caused by the dangerous flaw.

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The 17-page defective product lawsuit contends that manufacturer Curtis International Ltd. deceived consumers by selling Frigidaire mini fridges equipped with internal electrical components that could “short circuit and ignite the surrounding plastic housing,” posing an electric shock and fire hazard.

On July 24, 2025, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Curtis International was recalling roughly 634,000 Frigidaire mini fridges, including those bearing the model numbers EFMIS129, EFMIS137, EFMIS149 and EFMIS175, due to the apparent short-circuiting defect, the lawsuit shares. The case, citing the CPSC, says that the defendant was aware of more than two dozen reports of injuries linked to the mini fridge defect, as well as instances of “smoking, burning, melting, overheating, and catching fire,” and property damages “totaling more than $700,000.”

The class action lawsuit charges that the remedy being offered to consumers—a refund—is inadequate as it “fails to address any property damages” caused by fires linked to the mini fridges. Moreover, the mini fridge recall falls short given that consumers are required to verify their fridge’s model number to receive a refund, the case adds.

“Such verification is impossible if the recalled and defective minifridge has caught fire, as is the reason for such a recall,” the complaint reads.

The case alleges in particular that the mini fridges were designed with defective internal electric components prone to short-circuiting, material safety information that was never disclosed to consumers. Similarly, consumers had no feasible way of discerning whether their products were defective without complex testing and disassembly, the suit states.

The mini fridges, designed to hold up to six or nine beverages, were available at major retailers like Walmart, Target and Amazon.com between 2020 and 2023 for approximately $30 to $40, according to the case.

Overall, the Frigidaire mini fridges were falsely advertised as safe and suitable for their intended purpose, the filing stresses.

“[B]y displaying the Products and describing their functions and parts, Defendant implied that the Products were suitable and reasonably safe to use as minifridges, without disclosing that they had a critical safety-related defect,” the filing states.

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The CPSC recommended that consumers immediately stop using the recalled mini fridges and follow the instructions here to receive a Frigidaire refund.

The Frigidaire mini fridge class action lawsuit seeks to represent all individuals in the United States who purchased an affected Frigidaire mini fridge.

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