LG electric range recall — CPSC 25-126: is your model affected?

On a freestanding LG electric range the rating label is usually on the frame behind the storage drawer or on the edge of the oven door frame. Open the drawer or door and read the full model, such as the LDE, LSE, LSEL, LTE or LRE codes in the list above. Photograph it so that you have the number when you call.

LG says the range's Lock Out or Control Lock function disables the heating elements, so it protects against a knob being nudged. Press and hold the lock key as the manual describes whenever the range is not actively in use, and check that the lock light comes on.

Because the hazard comes from contact with the front knobs, avoid leaning stools, laundry baskets or grocery bags against the range, and keep children and pets from climbing near it. Do not store items on the cooktop, where a burner turned on by accident would heat them.

LG's remedy is a free warning label with placement instructions. When it arrives, fit it where LG shows and read it with everyone who cooks in the home, so that the lock habit becomes routine.

The Control Lock only helps if it is used. Show every adult and older child how to switch it on and off, and put a reminder near the range. After cooking, check the burner indicators, switch the lock on and then walk away.

Note the date you contacted LG, the reference number and when the label is promised. If it has not arrived within the time you are told, call again with the reference.

If your range sits where children reach it easily, consider moving items that attract them, such as snacks on top of the oven. A knob at child height is the point of this recall.