LG Energy Solution Michigan 2020-12-16 Kitchen serious CPSC
Kitchen · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-21055
LG Chem "RESU 10H" Lithium-Ion Residential Energy Storage System Recall
Issued December 16, 2020 · LG Energy Solution Michigan · 1,815 units affected
In December 2020, LG Energy Solution Michigan recalled the LG Chem "RESU 10H" Lithium-Ion Residential Energy Storage System, a serious kitchen recall reported by the CPSC.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The home batteries can overheat, posing a risk of fire and emission of harmful smoke.
What you should do
- 1 Stop using LG Chem "RESU 10H" Lithium-Ion Residential Energy Storage System right away.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact LG Energy Solution Michigan 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 with recalled batteries should immediately contact LG Energy Solution Michigan to schedule a free replacement. LG Energy Solution Michigan, its distributors and its installers also are attempting to contact all owners directly to arrange for modifications to the recalled batteries to reduce the risk of overheating until they can be replaced with new batteries.
Recall details
- Brand
- LG Energy Solution Michigan
- Category
- Kitchen
- Recall date
- December 16, 2020
- Units affected
- 1,815
- Sold at
- Various distributors of solar energy storage systems nationwide, including, but not limited to Sunrun, AEE Solar, Baywa, CED, Krannich, Independent Electric Supply, and Inter Island Solar Supply, from January 2017 through March 2019 for about $8,000.
- Recall number
- CPSC-21055
- Made in
- Korea
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- LG Energy Solution Michigan has 2 recalls in our database.
- We're tracking 296 Kitchen recalls in our database.
- 1,815 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 72,176 US households.
- This is the 27th Kitchen recall we've logged in 2020.