Sears Canada has been advised by the Frigidaire division of Electrolux Canada Corp. of a potential safety hazard relating to certain Frigidaire(R) and Kenmore Elite(TM) smoothtop freestanding electric ranges with rotary knobs and digital displays. It has been discovered that depending on the model, the surface heating elements can: 1) turn on spontaneously without being switched on; 2) fail to turn off after being switched off; or 3) heat to different temperatures than those selected by unit controls. These characteristics pose fire and burn risks for consumers.
The ranges were sold through Sears Canada retail stores, online at www.sears.ca, and through the Sears Canada catalogue between June 2001 and September 2008. The affected model numbers and corresponding Sears item numbers are as follows:
Model numbers affected by the warning are: VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or C970-68802x 68802 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or C970-68803x 68803 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or C970-68804x 68804 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or C970-68808x 68808 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or C970-68809x 68809 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or C970-68830x 68830 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or C970-68832x 68832 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or C970-68833x 68833 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or C970-69803x 69803 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or C970-69804x 69804 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or C970-69808x 69808 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or C970-69809x 69809 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or CGLEFM97DBx 29829 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or CGLEFM97DSx 29822 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or CPLEF398ACx 28983 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or CPLEF398DCx 28993 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or CPLEFM99ECx 29843 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or CPLEFZ98GCx 28996 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or PGLEF388CSx 29642 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx VF122xxxxx to VF831xxxxx or PGLEF388ESx 29312 NF122xxxxx to NF806xxxxx