Delta Electronics USA Inc. 2019-02-07 Kitchen serious CPSC
Kitchen · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-19061
Eltek solar inverters Recall
Issued February 7, 2019 · Delta Electronics USA Inc. · 2,600 units affected
In February 2019, Delta Electronics USA Inc. recalled the Eltek solar inverters, a serious kitchen recall reported by the CPSC.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The capacitors can fail and allow heat to build up and the cover can eject with force from the unit, posing fire and impact hazards.
What you should do
- 1 Stop using Eltek solar inverters right away.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Delta Electronics USA Inc. to arrange your replace. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Replace): Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled inverters, turn off the switch on the inverter's front cover, switch off the circuit breaker for the inverter and contact Delta Electronics USA to arrange for a free replacement inverter. Delta Electronics will remove the recalled inverter and install a replacement.
Recall details
- Brand
- Delta Electronics USA Inc.
- Category
- Kitchen
- Recall date
- February 7, 2019
- Units affected
- 2,600
- Sold at
- Through various solar installers in Arizona, New York, Tennessee and Washington from March 2012 through May 2017 for between $2,000 and $4,000.
- Recall number
- CPSC-19061
- Made in
- China
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- Delta Electronics USA Inc. has 1 recall in our database.
- We're tracking 296 Kitchen recalls in our database.
- 2,600 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 50,385 US households.
- This is the 38th Kitchen recall we've logged in 2019.