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Product Recall Number: 16-725

Why was 100-watt bendable solar panels recalled?

The solar panels can overheat, posing a risk of fire.

100-watt bendable solar panels
Here's product recall specific data for 100-watt bendable solar panels.

  • Product Recall Number: 16-725

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2016-01-28

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: 100-watt bendable solar panels

  • Description: The solar panels can overheat, posing a risk of fire.

  • Hazard Description: The solar panels can overheat, posing a risk of fire.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Replace

  • Units: About 1,500 (in addition, about 20 solar panels were sold in Canada)

  • Incidents: The firm has received 11 reports of the solar panels overheating, including three reports of property damage.  No injuries have been reported.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled solar panels and return them to RNG for free replacements.

  • Sold At: Online at Amazon.com, eBay.com and Renogy-store.com from May 2015 through October 2015 for about $300.

  • Importers: RNG Group Inc., of Ontario, Calif.

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: Thailand

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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