Dozens injured, pets killed in fires causing Samsung to recall 1.1M stoves
Enlarge / US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of 1.1 million Samsung Slide-in Electric Ranges due to hundreds of reported fires. (credit: Samsung)
After hundreds of reports of fires causing dozens of injuries and several pet deaths, Samsung is recalling more than a million electric stoves sold in the US between 2013 and 2024.
In a press release, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that the voluntary recall was due to "front-mounted knobs" on Samsung's slide-in electric ranges. The faulty knobs "can be activated by accidental contact by humans or pets, posing a fire hazard"-particularly when people leave objects on the stove.
The stoves impacted by the recall were widely sold in Costco, Home Depot, Best Buy, Lowe's, and other appliance stores nationwide. Their knobs can be easily triggered by accident, heating up the cooktop and increasing the risks of fires, the CPSC said. Since 2013, Samsung has received "over 300 reports of unintentional activation." According to the CPSC: