The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Frigidaire, a division of Electrolux Home Products Inc., announced the recall of 200,000 Frigidaire and Kenmore Elite Smoothtop Electric Ranges. According to the CPSC, some models may have defective surface heating elements. Depending on the model, the surface heating elements can: 1) turn on spontaneously without being switched on; 2) fail to turn off after being switched off; or, 3) heat to different temperatures than selected. This poses a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
This recall involves Frigidaire, Frigidaire Gallery, Frigidaire Professional and Kenmore Elite smoothtop electric ranges with rotary knobs and digital displays. Frigidaire has received 126 reports of incidents, including four reports of minor burns and two reports of minor property damage.
The models affects by the recall were sold at Sear’s and other retailers throughout the U.S. from June 2001 to August 2009 for between $1000 to $2000 dollars. Consumers should stop using the recalled ranges immediately and contact Frigidaire or Sears to schedule a free repair.
Here is a list of the recalled products:
Frigidaire (Serial Number Range VF122xxxxx – VF831xxxxx) and Models Beginning with
FEFBZ90GC
FEFLMC55GC
FEFLZ87GC GLEF396AB
GLEF396AQ
GLEF396AS
GLEF396CQ
GLEF396CS
GLEFM397DB GLEFM397DQ
GLEFM397DS
GLEFM97FPB
GLEFM97FPW
GLEFM97GPB
GLEFM97GPW LEEFM389FE PLEF398AC
PLEF398CC
PLEF398DC
PLEFM399DC PLEFMZ99EC
PLEFMZ99GC
PLEFZ398EC
PLEFZ398GC
Kenmore Elite (Serial Number Range VF122xxxxx – VF334xxxxx) and Models Beginning with
790.99012 790.99013 790.99014 790.99019
Richard J. Arsenault, 2011
