12-05-2025
Igloo Recalls 150,000 Coolers Over Amputation Fears
Cooler season is upon us, which could be bad news for Igloo owners.
In February, the popular cooler brand was forced to issue a recall of more than 1 million coolers that were posing a risk to customers' fingertips. Now, the number of affected products has Thursday, according to The New York Times, Igloo announced that it was expanding its original recall to include more than 150,000 Flip & Tow Rolling Coolers due to the risk they pose to consumers. According to the company, the device's tow handle design 'can pinch consumers' fingertips against the cooler, posing fingertip amputation and crushing hazards.'
In the three months since the recall was originally issued, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that an additional 78 people have sustained injuries to their fingertips, from cuts to bone fractures and, in the most extreme cases, fingertip amputations.
While the bulk of the recalled items—approximately 130,000 of them—were sold in the U.S., another 20,000 coolers in Canada and just under 6,000 in Mexico were included in the latest recall.
If you have a 90-quart Igloo Flip & Tow Rolling Cooler at home and are wondering if your item is impacted, here's what to know: The recall applies to coolers manufactured before January 2024. You can find the manufacture date imprinted on the bottom of the item 'in a circular pattern with an arrow pointing to the month of manufacture and the last two digits of the year of manufacture inside the circle,' according to the company.
The coolers all have a tow handle, which is the piece that is causing the problem, and have the word 'IGLOO' printed on the side. Affected coolers were sold between January 2019 and January 2025 and were sold through a variety of retail stores, including Costco, Target, Academy, and Dick's, as well as online through Amazon, The item retailed for between $80 and $140.
If your cooler is on the list of recalled items, Igloo will send you a replacement handle at no cost. Stop using the cooler immediately and contact the company to receive your replacement.
You can find out more by visiting the recall page here.
