1M Samsung stoves recalled after hundreds of fires reported
Samsung Slide-In Electric Range stoves are recalled due to fire risk. (Photo courtesy of the Consumer Product Safety Commission)
Samsung is recalling stoves after dozens of injuries and hundreds of fires were reported.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the recall affects 1 million electric-slide-in range stoves manufactured by Samsung and sold in stores since 2013.
Front-mounted knobs on the stove ranges can be turned on by accidental contact by humans or pets, posing a fire risk.
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Before the recall was issued, Samsung received more than 300 reports of the front-mounted knobs being accidentally turned on by humans or pets.
CPSC officials note that these ranges have been involved in approximately 250 fires, with 18 fires causing extensive property damage.
Meanwhile, approximately 40 injuries were reported, with eight of them requiring medical attention, and there have been reports of seven fires involving pet deaths.
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The CPSC says in its notice that consumers using the recalled ranges without knob locks or covers are cautioned to keep children and pets away from the knobs, to check the range knobs to make sure they are off before leaving the home or going to bed, and to not leave items on the range when the range is not in use.
Consumers can call Samsung to get a free set of knob locks or covers compatible with their model of electric slide-in range to install.
The stoves were sold at Best Buy, Costco, The Home Depot, Lowe’s, and other appliance stores nationwide, and online at Samsung.com. Depending upon the model, the ranges were sold from May 2013 through August 2024 for between $1,250 and $3,050, per the CPSC letter.
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Information for this story was provided by a Consumer Product Safety Commission news release. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.