LG Electronics said in a notice issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday that around 500,000 are being sold nationwide after dozens of fires burned property, people and pets.
The recall involved the range of front knobs that could be rotated accidentally, and CPSC received at least 86 reports of unintentional activation. The recalled range was involved in 28 fires, causing substantial property damage at least five times, totaling more than $340,000. At least eight minor injuries, including burns, were reported, with at least three of the fires involved pet deaths, according to federal agencies.
Found in LG.com's appliance stores, including Best Buy, Costco, Home Depot, Lowe's and Online, recalls range from 2015 to January 2025, and are priced from $1,400 to $2,650, depending on the model. The range is produced in Mexico and South Korea by South Korea LG Electronics Inc., and the range is imported by the company's U.S. subsidiary and is headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
The models and serial numbers involved in the recall can be found here.
The owner of the recall scope should contact LG for free warning labels and placement instructions. This tag reminds consumers to use the lock/control locking function when not in use to disable activation of heating elements.
“Warning consumers to keep children and pets away from the knobs, check the range knobs to make sure they leave before leaving home or before going to bed when they are not using range, and do not put objects in range,” recall notice.
LG Electronics can be contacted at 800-399-3265 from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, or by email to lgreange.recall@lge.com or https://lgecares .com/rangerecall.
The problem seems to be beyond a brand, Samsung's proof Summer recall About 250 fires were injured, killing at least seven pets, and sold more than 1.1 million in the country.
According to the agency, CPSC "recognized the incident where houses were burned, people died from the range knob due to a house fire, accidentally opening people from hitting the range knob or pet activation." It is expressed in the summary of the working group meeting.
Between 2018 and May 30, 2024, CPSC data showed that there were 338 incidents involving unexpected activation of range or stoves, involving 10 manufacturers. The agency said two of the incidents resulted in deaths, while 31 cases resulted in non-fatal injuries.
“In addition, CPSC staff discovered two other fatal incidents, accidentally opening the range when the knob hits the knob, but the manufacturer is not clear yet.”
The video taken in 2024 seems to illustrate the risk, with home security video showing a dog briefly jumping towards the stove, turning on the burner, whose flames ignited nearby cardboard boxes. Homeowners in Colorado Springs, Colorado, were treated for smoke and his family was temporarily displaced due to the June 26 fire, CBS branch KKTV reported.