Electrolux Home Products has issued a recall for thousands of its gas cooktops from the market amid fire and gas leak incidents.
“Plastic control knobs with a black shaft on the cooktop can crack or break during use, posing a risk of gas leak, fire hazard,” the recall notice said. “Electrolux has received 63 reports of the control knobs cracking or breaking, including one minor injury from a gas leak and one report of fire.” The recall affects around 77,000 cooktops manufactured by the North Carolina-based company.
