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Kenmore Range F096 Error Code

Plain-language guidance for Kenmore code F096 on Range — symptoms, safe checks, and when to call a technician.

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Error code overview

A plain-language snapshot of F096 for Kenmore Range — confirm the model series before you act.

Lena Hart Written by Lena Hart Appliance Repair Content Specialist Published October 20, 2026

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Error code F096
Appliance Range
Quick answer

Oven door detected open during a self-clean cycle. Here is what the owner's manual says to check on a Kenmore range.

Model compatibility

Kenmore reuses codes across series and model years, so F096 may mean something different on another appliance or generation. Confirm this against your model’s documentation and record your full model number before acting.

Plain language

What this code means

Oven door detected open during a self-clean cycle.

F096 means the oven door was detected open during a self-clean cycle. It is listed for Kenmore freestanding ranges of the 790 family together with the Kenmore Elite slide-in electric range (models 790.5256, 790.4255 and 790.4131).

Steps in the owner’s manual

  1. Make sure the oven door closes fully and pushes the door switch plunger in.
  2. Adjust the oven door hinges, or replace the hinges if they are damaged.
  3. With power disconnected, a technician tests the door switch for continuity with the plunger pressed in. No continuity means the door switch is replaced.
  4. If the switch is fine, check the wire harness connections between the door switch and the relay control board; reconnect loose wires or replace a damaged harness.
  5. If the harness is fine, the relay control board is replaced.

Related codes

  • F090 is a door lock error.
  • F095 is a door lock motor that does not stop running.
  • F050 involves door switch detection by the relay board.

Need Kenmore range repair in Los Angeles?

Call (310) 554-8899 for Kenmore range repair in Los Angeles. Mention F096, the range model number and what you changed or checked so far. The range repair page explains the service.

Source: Kenmore 790 range 4-digit error code reference; Kenmore Elite 790 electric slide-in range error code reference

Caution

Safety warning

Important safety warning

Do not attempt repairs involving electrical components, gas, water lines, refrigerant or sealed systems. Unplug the appliance if it is safe to reach the outlet, and leave internal diagnostics to a qualified technician.

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