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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

GE JS760SLSS

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20200803-70526-2147370719

Ownership age

About 23 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20200803-70526-2147370719. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: GE JS760SLSS. Incident: The heating element of our GE Electric Range (Model JS760SLSS) exploded sending sparks and flames out and burning holes in our wooden floor. A flying part of broken heating element also cracked the glass door on the oven. A repairman said the circuit board on the range was broken. We have had this range less than 2 years and this is second one we have had. The first range broke after a month and was replaced by local appliance company from which we bought it.

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: 20200803-70526-2147370719. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.