Product Recall Number: 21-098
Why was illu-Mist Battery-Powered Garden Sprayers recalled?
The sprayer’s lithium-ion battery can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Product Recall Number: 21-098
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2021-03-18
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: illu-Mist Battery-Powered Garden Sprayers
Description: This recall involves illu-Mist 40001 one-gallon & 40002 two-gallon battery-powered garden sprayers. The sprayers have a plastic triangle-shaped handle in gray with teal blue trim and a white tank with “illu-Mist” printed on the front side of the tank. The sprayers measure 15.5 inches and 19.5 inches in height when assembled.
Hazard Description: The sprayer’s lithium-ion battery can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 64,000
Incidents: The firm has received four reports of batteries overheating, including one report of a battery melting and catching fire resulting in less than $100 in property damage. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled battery-powered sprayers, remove the battery tray, and look for a brown battery. If the battery is brown, consumers should remove the battery and tray and dispose of them in accordance with local laws for disposal of lithium-ion batteries, and contact HD Hudson for a free replacement battery and tray. Always follow proper battery use and storage procedures as listed in the instructions.
Sold At: Lowe’s stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from December 2019 through January 2021 for between $40 and $50.
Importers: HD Hudson, of Lowell, Mich.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed