Product Recall Number: 16-032
Why was Portable Lithium Polymer Battery Packs recalled?
Batteries can overheat and vent flames, posing fire and burn hazards.
Product Recall Number: 16-032
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-11-12
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Portable Lithium Polymer Battery Packs
Description: Batteries can overheat and vent flames, posing fire and burn hazards.
Hazard Description: Batteries can overheat and vent flames, posing fire and burn hazards.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 56,000 (in addition, about 800 sold in Canada)
Incidents: PNY has received one report of venting with flames. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled batteries and contact PNY for a free replacement rechargeable battery.
Sold At: Best Buy, Office Depot, Office Max and other retail stores nationwide and online at amazon.com and frys.com from January 2014 through August 2015 for about $50.
Importers: PNY Technologies, Inc., of Parsippany, N.J.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: PNY Technologies, Inc., of Parsippany, N.J.
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed