The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·19117·Announced 2019-05-08

Igloo Recalls Marine Elite Coolers Due to Entrapment and Suffocation Hazards

Igloo is recalling Marine Elite coolers because the stainless-steel latch can automatically lock, posing entrapment and suffocation hazards to children.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (entrapment/suffocation) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Igloo Products Corp. is recalling approximately 60,000 Igloo Marine Elite coolers. The recall involves white coolers with stainless-steel latches, available in 54, 72, 94, 110, and 150 quart sizes. These coolers were designed for use on boats and in marine environments.

The hazard exists because the cooler's stainless-steel latch can automatically lock when the lid is closed. This allows a person to become locked inside the airtight container, creating entrapment and suffocation hazards. Igloo has received one report of a child who became entrapped in the cooler before being freed by an adult.

The coolers were sold at West Marine, Sportman's Warehouse, other home and recreational stores nationwide, and online at Amazon.com and www.igloocoolers.com from January 2015 through March 2019 for between $10 and $180. Consumers should immediately put the coolers out of the reach of children. They should contact Igloo for instructions on removing and disposing of the old latch and for a free replacement latch.

The recalled product

Product
Igloo Marine Elite Coolers
Manufacturer
Igloo Products Corp., of Katy, Texas
Category
Consumer Product — Coolers
Hazard
Affected units
60,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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