LG MICROWAVE MODEL: LMV1683ST microwave ovens
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 23, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 23, 2014the latest report was made
- Aug 23, 2014the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- LG MICROWAVE MODEL: LMV1683ST
- Maker
- LG Electronics, USAMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Microwave ovensCPSC’s product type: Microwave Ovens (code 264), in Kitchen: Appliances
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Aug 23, 2014, sent to the company Sep 2, 2014, published by CPSC Sep 16, 2014
The product, in the report: LG MICROWAVE MOD:LMV1683ST, MFG DATE: 2/13 OVER THE RANGE UNDER CABINET MOUNTED MICROWAVE. UNIT CAUGHT ON FIRE. SEVERLEY DAMAGING THE MICROWAVE AND HIGH RISK OF CAUSING HOUSE FIRE BECAUSE OF BEING MOUNTED DIRECTLY UNDER A CABINET
LG Microwave Oven, Over The a Range Model: LMV1683ST, PRODUST CODE: MV1642ADLCSBELGA MFG DATE: 2/13. MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT MY DAUGHTER THIS MODEL MICROWAVE LAST YEAR (2013). HER DAUGHTER, A 7 YEAR OLD WAS USING THE MICROWAVE AS A TIMER. AFTER A SHORT WHILE THE MICROWAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE SEVERLY BURNING THE INSIDE TOP PART OF THE MICROWAVE DIRECTLY MOUNTED UNDER THE TOP CABNINET AND ABOVE THE STOVE. THANK GOODNESS MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE KITCHEN WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE POTENTIAL EXISTED FOR THE HOUSE BEING BURNED DOWN BECAUSE OF BEING MOUNTED UNDER A CABINET. I CONTACTED LG AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS. I REQUESTED REPLACEMENTS FOR BOTH MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER, AS WE PURCHASED THE IDENTICAL MICROWAVE FOR OUR OWN KITCHEN. I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND UNDER AMAZON.COM REVIEWS FOR THIS MODEL MICROWAVE. THERE ARE SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THIS MODEL CATCHING ON FIRE. LG DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY ISSUE WITH THIS MICROWAVE. PLEASE REVIEW THE MATTER ON THE INTERNET, YOU WILL FIND ADDITIONAL SITUATIONS SIMILAR TO OURS. The incident occurred at [REDACTED]. My address is [REDACTED]
- Model
- MODEL: LMV1683ST
- Bought from
- HOME DEPOT, New Jersey
- Bought
- Apr 25, 2013, about then
- Where
- Middlesex, New Jersey: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 7, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Parent
- As this report names them
- Brand LG MICROWAVE MODEL: LMV1683ST, made or sold by LG Electronics, USA
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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