DHAKA: Samsung has been forced to recall 2.8 million washing machines in the US after the doors detached mid-wash, leaving one person with a broken jaw.

The company said 34 models of top-loading machines made between March 2011 and November 2016 may be faulty.

Nine people have reported washing machine-related injuries and there have been 733 complaints of excessive vibration or detaching doors.

Samsung recently had to recall and halt production of its Galaxy Note 7 phone.

The South Korean company sought the return of 2.5 million smartphones after customers complained the Note 7 model caught fire.

In September, it reported a sharp fall in operating profit following the fiasco.

Samsung claimed to have fixed the problem, however, people continued to report exploding handsets, forcing the company to scrap the Note 7 altogether.

Announcing the recall of the washing machines, Samsung said: “(This) voluntary action was driven by reports highlighting the risk that the drums in these washers may lose balance, triggering excessive vibrations, resulting in the top separating from the washer”.

BDST: 1026 HRS, NOV 05, 2016
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