Viking other stoves and ovens
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Oct 1, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.
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- 3reports to CPSC
- Oct 1, 2020the latest report was made
- Feb 17, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Viking
- Maker
- VIKING RANGE CORPORATIONMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Other stoves and ovensCPSC’s product type: Other Ranges or Ovens (code 280), in Kitchen: Appliances
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Viking Professional”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| October 2020 | 1 |
| January 2014 | 1 |
| February 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 3 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 Oct 1, 2020, sent to the company Nov 20, 2020, published by CPSC Dec 7, 2020
The product, in the report: Viking French Door Double Oven: 7 Series, Model No. VDOF7301. The product is built into a kitchen cabinet. The product is stainless steel and is approximately 30 inches wide by 52 inches in height. The product’s upper oven has doors that open from the center (French Doors); the bottom oven has a traditional door that opens from the top down.
The Viking French Door Double Oven’s upper French Doors are uninsulated. The outside door temperature reaches 162 degrees, which is a burn hazard. In addition, portions of the handles reach 152 degrees, also a burn hazard. We have asked the manufacturer, Viking, to fix the problem since it was installed on June 1, 2020 but they refuse to do so. Anyone near this oven while it is operating is in danger of being burned.
- Model
- Model No. VDOF7301
- UPC
- Do not know
- Serial number
- 032020C10005939
- Bought from
- Aitoro Appliance, Connecticut
- Bought
- May 18, 2020
- Where
- Wilton, Connecticut: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 68, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Viking, made or sold by VIKING RANGE CORPORATION
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jan 27, 2014, sent to the company Feb 4, 2014, published by CPSC Feb 20, 2014
The product, in the report: Viking Professional Oven-30 Inch Model Number VES050SS
To Whom It May Concern:
Re: Viking Professional Oven-30 Inch Model Number VES050SS
In April, 2007, my wife and I had our kitchen remodeled. It was a complete tear out and replacement - oak plank floors, custome cabinets, granite countertops, etc.
As part of the remodel, we installed Viking Professional appliances, including a refrigerator, oven and microwave. We chose Viking because of our impression of the quality of thier products. For the quality we were willing to pay a premium price ($2,849 for the oven). We have now encountered a serious and dangerous defect in the oven.
There is a broiler element on the top of the oven. It has a glass cover. We just discovered the glass had cracked and glass shards had fallen on the floor of the oven. The shards could easily have fallen on food being cooked. Had we not discovered this when we did, further cracking could have occurred and additional glass shards could be dropped onto food and be ingested when eaten.
Like most users, to accommodate easy loading and unloading of the oven at waist level, the oven is placed low on the wall. It is therefore difficult to see the top of the oven unless you get on your hands and knees. The cracking glass would be easy to overlook.
The oven has since been repaired by replacement of the broiler element at a cost of $791. Viking refused to pay for any of the replacements costs or the labor to remove the old element and replace it with the new. Viking seems totally unconcerned with the possibility of injury to those using their ovens.
Viking seems indifferent with this issue. In our view, the glass should never crack must less shatter into the over or the food. We believe it poses a serious health hazard.
- Model
- VES050SS
- Bought
- Apr 1, 2007, about then
- Where
- Colorado Springs, Colorado: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Viking, made or sold by VIKING RANGE CORPORATION
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Feb 17, 2012, sent to the company Feb 28, 2012, published by CPSC Mar 13, 2012
The product, in the report: Viking 36” duel fuel free-standing range
In mid-2008, we purchased a completely remodeled house with what were represented as new Viking kitchen appliances. In fact, the range still had tape on the shelves and the broiling pan was still wrapped in plastic. As this is a second home and I rarely cook, the range doesn’t get a lot of use.
In mid-December, I turned on the oven to 325 degrees to heat up some leftovers. Less than ten minutes later, the oven exploded in flames. We dialed 911 and the fire department arrived in less than two minutes. (The advantage of living in a small town.) They put out the fire and, fortunately, our damage was limited to the oven itself.
Our insurance company sent out a fire inspector to examine the range and he determined that either the function knob or the temperature knob had short-circuited which created a sizable hole in the manifold that delivers the gas to the burners. He also noted the serial number of the range and recommended that I contact Viking, which I did.
Viking advised me that this range had been manufactured in October 2001 and was slightly more than ten years old. They acknowledged that it had never been registered and they had no idea where it had been prior to being installed in our home. Their position was that “after ten years, parts fail” and took no responsibility whatsoever.
It’s my belief that this wasn’t just a failed part, this was a serious design flaw. When the fire inspector removed the front panel, there was a mass of electrical wiring, all abutting the gas manifold. A failure of any of those control knobs would damage the manifold and create a gas fire.
The fire inspector told us that we were not only lucky to still be alive, he was surprised that our house was still standing. We can thank the Carmel Fire Department for that, but Viking should be taken to task for designing, building and selling a product that’s clearly so dangerous ... no matter how old it is.
- Model
- Viking Professional
- Serial number
- R10050122517
- Where
- Carmel-by-the-Sea, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 67, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Viking Professional, made or sold by VIKING RANGE CORPORATION
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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