LG electric range recall impacts half a million units

LG recall overview: 

• Who: LG recalled 500,000 electric ranges.
• Why: Humans or pets can accidentally turn the ranges on, potentially causing deadly fires.
• Where: The LG recall is active in the United States.

LG recalled half a million electric ranges as humans or pets can accidentally turn them on. 

The defect caused multiple fires with three resulting in pet deaths, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website.

The recall applies to about 500,000 LG Slide-In Ranges and Freestanding Ranges with front-mounted knobs, with the affected models listed here. 

According to the recall, the front-mounted knobs on the recalled ranges can be activated by accidental contact by humans or pets, posing a fire hazard.

So far, the federal safety agency has received at least 86 reports of unintentional activation of the front-mounted knobs, with the recalled LG ranges involved in more than 28 fires. 

At least five fires caused extensive property damage totaling over $340,000, the electric range recall states. At least eight minor injuries have been reported, including burns, as well as reports of three fires involving pet deaths. 

LG was sued over the issue in 2022, with a U.S. district court judge dismissing the class action lawsuit against the company in 2023 and moving it to arbitration, citing the ranges’ one-year warranty. 

LG offers free warning label as remedy, recall states

The recall involves a repair, not a refund. Consumers with the recalled electric ranges should contact LG for a free warning label and placement instructions. The label reminds consumers to use the Lock Out/Control Lock function on the range control panel to disable activation of the heating elements when the range is not in use, the recall states.

Consumers are warned to keep children and pets away from the knobs, to check the range knobs to ensure they are off before leaving home or going to bed, and not to leave objects on the range when the range is not in use.

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