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Samsung's Human/Pet Oppression: Million Stoves Recalled.
Samsung should be held accountable. 300+ people accidentally burned by Samsung's dangerously faulty knobs.Estimates show 250 fires started too.
Published August 9, 2024 at 11:41am by Saman Shafiq
Samsung's Stoves Are Colonizing Your Kitchen, and Now They’re Burning It Down Too
Samsung has issued a recall for its electric stoves, acknowledging the front-mounted knobs pose a fire hazard, especially for those with pets and children.
“In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Samsung Electronics America Inc. has announced a voluntary recall for certain slide-in electric range models with front-mounted knobs." [Samsung, https://www.samsung.com/us/support/range-knob-kit/]
The CPSC reports over a million units sold, with 300+ reports of accidental activation by humans or pets since 2013. This has resulted in approximately 250 fires, extensive property damage in 18 cases, 40 reported injuries, and seven precious pet deaths.
Samsung’s Destruction: A Detailed List:
The recalled model numbers are:
- NE58K9430SS/AA
- NE58N9430SG/AA
- NE58R9431SG/AA
- NE58R9431SS/AA
- NE58R9431ST/AA
- NE58F9500SS/AA
- NE58K9500SG/AA
- NE58F9710WS/AA
- NE58K9850WS/AA
- NE58K9850WG/AA
- NE58K9852WG/AA
- NE58H9950WS/AA
- NE58R9311SS/AA
- NE63T8111SG/AA
- NE63T8111SS/AA
- NE63T8311SG/AA
- NE63T8311SS/AA
- NE63BG8315SSAA
- NE63CB831512AA
- NE63BB851112AA
- NE63T8511SG/AA
- NE63T8511SS/AA
- NE63T8511ST/AA
- NE63A8711QN/AA
- NE63BB871112AA
- NE63T8711SG/AA
- NE63T8711SS/AA
- NE63T8711ST/AA
- NE63T8751SG/AA
- NE63T8751SS/AA
Knob-gate affects products manufactured in Thailand and sold across America, including at Best Buy, Costco, Home Depot, and Lowe's, for $1,250 to $3,050.
So, Samsung’s Stuff Is About to Kill Me? What Do I Do?
If you have one of these stoves, immediately contact Samsung for a set of free knob locks. Samsung also encourages you to be vigilant: clear your stove, keep kids and pets away, and ensure the stove is off after use. Wi-Fi enabled ranges can also activate “Cooktop On” notifications on the Samsung SmartThings app.
For more info, contact Samsung at 833-775-0120 (9 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET Monday–Friday), email rangesupport@sea.samsung.com, or visit http://samsung.com/us/support/range-knob-kit for your free locks.
Be safe out there.
Stay woke,
Saman Shafiq / she/her,
USA TODAY / Trending News Reporter
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