Cooluli is recalling about 250,000 of its 10-liter and 15-liter mini fridges after the Consumer Product Safety Commission found that an internal electrical switch can short circuit inside the unit, according to the CPSC’s recall notice. The fridges were sold on Amazon.com and Cooluli.com between January 2019 and October 2024, and the company has already logged 19 reports of the switch smoking, sparking, overheating or catching fire.
Key Points
- The recalled units carry the CPSC recall number 26-685, announced August 13, 2026.
- 19 incidents have been reported so far, including smoking, sparking, melting and overheating, with more than $80,000 in combined property damage and one documented case of smoke inhalation.
- The fridges sold for $80 to $120, small enough that they typically sit on a nightstand, dorm desk or bedside table — right next to where someone sleeps.
- The defect is in the fridge’s electrical switch, which can short circuit and ignite nearby materials.
What’s Included
- 10-liter and 15-liter Cooluli mini fridges from the Infinity, Classic, Glow Beauty and Vibe series.
- Batch numbers 1535–1545 and 1200000–1202080, printed on a label inside the fridge door.
- Colors include black, blue, green, white, red and multicolored patterns.
What Consumers Should Do
- Stop using the fridge immediately, even if it has never shown a problem.
- Check the batch number on the interior door label against the ranges above, or look it up at Cooluli’s product notices page.
- Contact Cooluli at 718-834-5312 or [email protected] for instructions.
- Cooluli is offering registered owners a free replacement DC power cord along with a permanent sticker that covers the AC port, so the unit can no longer be plugged into a wall outlet the way it was when the hazard exists.
The recall covers roughly five years of sales, which means a fridge bought as a college move-in gift in 2019 could still be running in a bedroom today with no visible sign of the switch problem. Because the units are marketed heavily toward teenagers and college students for dorm rooms, many are plugged in overnight in rooms where a fire would go unnoticed until smoke or an alarm woke someone up. Parents who bought one of these fridges for a bedroom or dorm should check the batch number tonight rather than waiting for a more convenient moment, since the switch defect doesn’t require any misuse or damage to trigger — it can fail during normal operation. The recall notice does not list any deaths tied to the defect, but the $80,000-plus in reported property damage from just 19 incidents shows how quickly a shorting switch inside a small appliance can spread to bedding, furniture or a dorm room’s other belongings once it ignites.
