Samsung’s US Electronics division is to recall 2.8m top-load washing machines, just weeks after the production of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone was pulled after multiple devices exploded.

In September US federal safety regulators were alerted to potential problems with the washing machines manufactured from March 2011 onwards, advising owners to lighten their load cycles.

Now, following reports of multiple injuries caused by the product malfunctioning - including one incident in which a consumer suffered a broken jaw - the South Korean technology giant faces another sizeable headache.