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Official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission consumer incident report from the SaferProducts.gov public database. Use the verification links below to confirm the record on SaferProducts.gov or via the public database export.

Product

Kenmore 790.96112409

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20130321-A78E9-2147457677

Ownership age

About 68 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20130321-A78E9-2147457677. Severity: Unspecified. Matched catalog product: Kenmore 790.96112409. Incident: Kenmore smooth top electric range model 790.9611 for the left front large burner, fails to turn off and heats to high even when turned to low. This creates a fire and injury hazard. A very similar Kenmore electric range, with a different model number, was subject to recall in 2009 for the same problems.

This is a consumer incident report published on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by people outside of CPSC. It is not automatically an official recall or manufacturer admission.

Official report number: 20130321-A78E9-2147457677. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.