LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc. 2022-10-27 Kitchen serious CPSC
Kitchen · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-23705
LG Energy Solution "RESU 10H" Lithium-Ion Residential Energy Storage System Batteries Recall
Issued October 27, 2022 · LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc. · 11,500 units affected
In October 2022, LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc. recalled the LG Energy Solution "RESU 10H" Lithium-Ion Residential Energy Storage System Batteries, a serious kitchen recall reported by the CPSC.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The home solar panel batteries can overheat, posing a risk of fire and emission of harmful smoke.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using LG Energy Solution "RESU 10H" Lithium-Ion Residential Energy Storage System Batteries only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc. to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): LG Energy Solution Michigan will arrange for remote software updates to recalled batteries that are connected online. The diagnostic software updates are designed to monitor the recalled battery cells and shut down the battery if a fire risk is detected. If the battery shuts down, please contact LG Energy Solution Michigan for further instructions. Do not attempt to turn the battery on again. LG Energy Solution Michigan, its distributors, and its installers are contacting owners directly if their units are not connected online to arrange for a technician visit to manually update the diagnostic software.
Recall details
- Brand
- LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc.
- Category
- Kitchen
- Recall date
- October 27, 2022
- Units affected
- 11,500
- 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 March 2017 through March 2020 for about $8,000.
- Recall number
- CPSC-23705
- Made in
- Korea
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc. has 1 recall in our database.
- We're tracking 296 Kitchen recalls in our database.
- 11,500 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 11,391 US households.
- This is the 38th Kitchen recall we've logged in 2022.