--- title: Samsung Recalls Over 2 Million Washing Machines description: Samsung said on Friday it would recall about 2.8 million top-load washing machines in the United States following reports of injuries. canonical: https://time.com/4558586/samsung-washing-machine-recall/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-04T15:45:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T01:38:06.581Z article:section: Business og:title: Samsung Recalls Over 2 Million Washing Machines After Reports of Injuries og:description: The top of the washing machine can detach during use og:url: https://time.com/4558586/samsung-washing-machine-recall/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt76dbbbf1aba2bcfe/6988ad10bc6cfca2133df34f/samsung-washing-machine-recall.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Samsung Electronics Co. Holds Shareholders Meeting og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Samsung Recalls Over 2 Million Washing Machines After Reports of Injuries twitter:description: The top of the washing machine can detach during use twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt76dbbbf1aba2bcfe/6988ad10bc6cfca2133df34f/samsung-washing-machine-recall.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Samsung Recalls Over 2 Million Washing Machines After Reports of Injuries by [Ankit Ajmera / Reuters](/author/reuters/) ## Ankit Ajmera / Reuters Nov 4, 2016 3:45 PM CUT  The Samsung Electronics Co. logo is displayed at the company's Seocho office building in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016\. Lee Jae-yong, the crown prince of the founding family that controls the Samsung Group, officially joined a nine-person board at Samsung, whose botched roll out of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone has delivered a blow to a premier tech brand and cost the company billions of dollars in profit. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Samsung Electronics Co. logo is displayed at the company's Seocho office building in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016\. Lee Jae-yong, the crown prince of the founding family that controls the Samsung Group, officially joined a nine-person board at Samsung, whose botched roll out of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone has delivered a blow to a premier tech brand and cost the company billions of dollars in profit. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesSeongJoon Cho—Bloomberg/Getty Images by [Ankit Ajmera / Reuters](/author/reuters/) ## Ankit Ajmera / Reuters Nov 4, 2016 3:45 PM CUT Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, already reeling from a global recall of its Note 7 smartphones, said on Friday it would recall about 2.8 million top-load washing machines in the United States following reports of injuries. The top of the washing machines can unexpectedly detach from the chassis during use, posing a risk of injury from impact, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The South Korean tech company has received nine reports of injuries, including a broken jaw, an injured shoulder and other fall-related injuries, the agency said. Samsung has received 733 reports of excessive vibration in the washing machines or the top detaching from the chassis. The recall involves 34 models of top-load washing machines made between March 2011 and November 2016 and costing $450-$1,500. The top of the affected washing machines could separate when a high-speed spin cycle is used for washing bedding, water-resistant or bulky items, Samsung said. The company has also been sued by some U.S. customers, who have alleged that their machines “explode during normal use”. Samsung, the world’s top smartphone maker, scrapped its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone last month after failing to resolve safety concerns. 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