OPSS Low Electrical appliances equipment
Product Recall: LG ESS Battery Division - RESU ESS Home Batteries (2103-0025)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2103-0025
Reason for the recall
- The batteries presenting a risk of fire due to the potential for them to overheat, leading to a thermal incident.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
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Product
LG ESS Battery Division - RESU ESS Home Batteries
- Name / model
- Numbers
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- Republic of Korea
- Type of recall
- Product recall
- Summary
- Product: LG ESS Battery Division - RESU ESS Home Batteries
- Hazard: The batteries presenting a risk of fire due to the potential for them to overheat, leading to a thermal incident.
- Corrective action: Recall of the product from end users.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – ESS Home Batteries
- Model Numbers
- Affected products contain cells manufactured between March 2017 and September 2018. Model numbers supplied in UK include: RESU7H_Type R, RESU7H__Type C, RESU10H_Type R, RESU10H_Type C, RESU10, RESU3.3, RESU6.5, RESU13, EM048126P3S8, EM048126P3S7, EM048063P3S4, EM048063P3S5.
- Country of Origin
- Republic of Korea
- Manufacturing period
- Affected products contain cells manufactured between March 2017 and September 2018.
- Product description
- Lithium-ion storage batteries installed as part of a residential energy solar panel system (‘ESS Home Batteries’). The ESS Home Batteries are equipped with certain cells manufactured between April 2017 and September 2018, which are potentially linked to specific electrode manufacturing issues that could result in thermal instability resulting in an overheating incident.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The ESS Home Batteries can overheat, presenting a risk of fire and emission of harmful smoke/vented gases. The product has been identified as presenting a low risk in accordance with the RAPEX risk assessment methodology.
- Corrective action
- LG ESS are replacing all potentially affected ESS Home Batteries. Further information on the recall can be found at the following link: https://www.lgessbattery.com/eu/home-battery/news-view.lg?blcSn=1257&devonTargetRow=1&devonOrderBy=&searchType=all&s.
- Consumers and distributors affected by this replacement programme have been notified.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2103-0025
- Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
What to do
- Recall of the product from end users.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – ESS Home Batteries
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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