Product
GE JGBS66REK8SS
Category
Kitchen Appliance
Report number
20260429-82829-2147319941
Ownership age
About 1 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20260429-82829-2147319941. Severity: No Incident, No Injury. Product: GE JGBS66REK8SS (GE freestanding gas range, model JGBS66REK8SS, stainless steel finish. Standard residential gas cooking range with oven. The unit was newly installed on March 26, 2026, and was found by a licensed gas technician on April 10, 2026 to have a defective oven safety, leading the technician to disconnect the stove and plug the gas line.). Incident: What happened that made you want to report. A newly installed GE gas range failed within approximately two weeks of installation. A licensed propane and gas service technician inspected the appliance and documented that the new cook stove has a bad oven safety, and disconnected the stove and plugged the gas line. The stove was disconnected from the gas line because of the safety concern. I am concerned this presents a gas, fire, or explosion risk if the oven safety valve or oven safety system allows unsafe gas flow or improper ignition behavior. What type of products were being used. A GE gas range, model JGBS66REK8SS, serial DD412403P. The unit was installed on March 26, 2026, and removed and disconnected in early April 2026. The technician inspection date was April 10, 2026. Who was using the product. Household residents using it as a normal kitchen range. How were the products being used. Standard residential cooking and oven use. Were there any injuries that happened or may have happened. No injuries occurred. The defect was identified by the gas technician before any injury, and the unit was disconnected as a precaution. There remains a potential gas, fire, or explosion risk associated with a defective oven safety system. How did any injuries occur. Not applicable, no injuries. I am requesting confirmation whether this model and serial number is subject to any recall, service bulletin, known defect, or safety repair program, and that GE document this as a product safety complaint and provide a r
Official report number: 20260429-82829-2147319941. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.