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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 27, 2009
Release # 09-333

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 449-9812
Sears' Recall Hotline: (800) 449-9810
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Firm Media Contact: (614) 761-2633

Frigidaire and Kenmore Smoothtop Electric Ranges Recalled Due to Fire
Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall
of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled
products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Certain Frigidaire and Kenmore Elite Smoothtop
Electric
Ranges

Units: About 200,000

Manufacturer: Frigidaire, a division of Electrolux Home Products Inc.,
of
Augusta, Ga.

Hazard: 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.

Incidents/Injuries: Frigidaire has received 126 reports of incidents,
including four reports of minor burns and two reports of minor
property
damage.

Description: This recall involves Frigidaire, Frigidaire Gallery,
Frigidaire Professional and Kenmore Elite smoothtop electric ranges
with
rotary knobs and digital displays. The following model and serial
numbers
are included in the recall:

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

The model and serial number can be found by opening the range drawer
at
the base of the unit.

Sold at: Sears and other national chain and independent retailers
nationwide from June 2001 through August 2009 for between $1,000 and
$2,500.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled ranges immediately
and
contact Frigidaire or Sears to schedule a free repair.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Frigidaire at
(800)
449-9812 between 8 a.m. and midnight ET Monday through Saturday or
visit
the firm's recall Web site at www.smoothtoprangerecall.com. Consumers
who
purchased their products at Sears should call Sears at (800) 449-9810
between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday.

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled
products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09333.html




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CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that
are
either directly related to this product recall or involve a different
hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it:
https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting
the
public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from
thousands
of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The
CPSC is
committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose
a
fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure
children.
The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as
toys,
cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals -
contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of
deaths
and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's

hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270.
To
join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to
www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain this release and
recall
information at CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.

__________________
1 Timothy 3:16

2006 Mega 4x2 3500 SRW

Fronty Owner

mine's good, thanks for the heads up tho.

__________________
Divide et impera!

04ctd

a buddy at work thought his was "staying ON" all the time,

so he took it apart and put a new relay in it, thinking the relay was stuck.

turns out the problem is probably the above recall.

he called. and they had a service call in 2 days, so i guess they are serious about it.

Fronty Owner

thats good to know. Wife is supposed to check out her mom's stove tomorrow. no problems yet other than an element has died twice.