Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir cooktops recalled over burn hazard
A major appliance manufacturer is recalling 26,300 glass electric stove cooktops that may turn on by themselves posing burn and fire hazards.
A major appliance manufacturer is recalling 26,300 glass electric stove cooktops that may turn on by themselves posing burn and fire hazards.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Whirlpool is recalling certain, Whirlpool, KitchenAid, and JennAir brand glass cooktops with touch controls after receiving 133 reports that the heating elements turned on by themselves.
Fourteen of those reports included heat damage to items near the cooktops and four of those items caught fire. Two people also received minor burns as a result.
The cooktops were sold at Loews, Home Depot, Best Buy and other improvement, home appliance, other stores and online between March 2017 through August 2019 for between $1,150 and $2,500.
Owners of the appliances are being advised to contact Whirlpool to arrange for a free installation of a replacement cooktop. Call Whirlpool toll-free at 888-900-7897 from 8 a.m. To 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at repair.whirlpoolcorp.com
In the meantime, they should turn the cooktops off at the circuit breaker when not in use and refrain from leaving flammable materials or empty cookware on or near the cooktop.
The recall involves cooktops with a glass cooking surface, touch controls, radiant and downdraft radiant models sold under the Whirlpool, KitchenAid and JennAir brands with the following model numbers.
They were manufactured from December 2016 through July 2019. The brand name is printed on the cooktop, and the model number and serial numbers are printed on the underside of the cooktop.
The model numbers beginning with K are KitchenAid models, the model numbers beginning with W are Whirlpool models, and the model numbers beginning with J are JennAir models.
