Product
LG LG Gas range, Model LDG4313BD
Category
Kitchen Appliance
Report number
20191231-4C4EC-2147375666
Ownership age
Not stated
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20191231-4C4EC-2147375666. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: LG LG Gas range, Model LDG4313BD. Source model text: lrg3085st. Incident: LG Model lrg3085st stove knobs release gas and/or ignite when brushed up against. We have had dozens of instances of this occurring and 2 incidences. 1st incident was in 2017 when a friend leaned against the knob and the burner ignited and lit her hair on fire. The second incident was in 2019 and the burner released gas overnight and filled the house with gas. LG knows about this and has a repair bulletin but there is no product recall.
Official report number: 20191231-4C4EC-2147375666. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.