LG OLED Televisions Recalled In Fire Safety Scare

More than 70,000 OLED television models have been recalled by manufacturer LG in response to a fire safety scare.

7 October 2020

In the UK, Electrical Safety First report that the televisions have a flaw in the power board element and the dangers being overheating, burns, and smoke inhalation.

The risks were first reported at the end of July and involved 60,000 televisions made up of 19 different models, that were sold in South Korea only, between February 2016 and September, 2019.

It has been reported, in the last 24 hours, that that the recall has been expanded to Europe and involves a total of a further 9,435 televisions. Only 65" models are affected.

The affected models in the expanded recall can be found here.