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Kenmore Range F12 Code Microprocessor or Control Board

Plain-language guidance for Kenmore code F12 on Range — symptoms, safe checks, and when to call a technician.

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Error code overview

A plain-language snapshot of F12 for Kenmore Range — confirm the model series before you act.

Daniel Reeves Written by Daniel Reeves Appliance Repair Content Specialist Published October 20, 2026

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Error code F12
Appliance Range
Quick answer

A quick guide to F12 on Kenmore ranges: the board it points to, the reset to try, and what happens if it returns.

Model compatibility

Kenmore reuses codes across series and model years, so F12 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

F12 is a faulty microprocessor identification or failure of the electronic oven control board on Kenmore ranges.

Try this first

  1. Disconnect power to the range, either at the plug or by the manual’s wording, disconnect electrical power.
  2. Let it sit for 30 seconds.
  3. Restore power and watch the display.

If F12 does not come back, the reset did the job. If it does, the manual’s next step is replacing the electronic oven control board, which is not an owner repair.

Which Kenmore ranges

The 790-prefix electric freestanding self-cleaning ranges (2004 and newer) and the 2014 self-cleaning models call it a faulty microprocessor identification on the electronic oven control board; their keypad is built into that board. Glass touch freestanding electric ranges call it an electronic oven control board failure. So do the Elite slide-in gas or dual-fuel models 790.3263, 790.3264, 790.4260, 790.4261, 790.4275 and 790.4276, where it reads as an oven control board failure.

Codes in the same family

Check F15, F13 for the memory version, and F11 if the keypad acts up.

Kenmore range service for your area

We serve the Miami, New York, Houston, Los Angeles and San Diego metro areas. Call (844) 747-3641, mention F12 and your model number, and see range repair for what we handle.

Source: PartsDirect – Kenmore 2004 and newer self-cleaning electric range error codes; PartsDirect – Kenmore 2014 self-cleaning electric range error codes; PartsDirect – Kenmore glass touch electric range error codes; PartsDirect – Kenmore Elite 790 slide-in gas and dual-fuel range error codes

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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References

Sources & references

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