Product Recall Number: 24-270
Why was Yeti Link Expansion Modules and EC8 Cables recalled?
The connection between the Yeti Link Expansion modules and the cables can overheat and melt, posing fire and burn hazards.
Product Recall Number: 24-270
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2024-06-20
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Yeti Link Expansion Modules and EC8 Cables
Description: This recall involves Yeti Link Expansion Modules along with EC8 power cables. They were sold as kits and also sold separately. The modules and cables were used in homes and installed in vehicles. For vehicles, the module allows consumers to wire the modules to the vehicle alternator to enable the battery to charge while the vehicle is running. In homes, the modules and cables allow consumers to connect additional batteries to the Yeti Power Station/Generator. Yeti Link Modules with model number 98200 or 98210 and Goal Zero are printed on the module. Recalled Product NameModel NumberYeti Link Expansion Module98200 and 98210Male EC8 to Ring Cable98203 and 98204Female EC8 to Ring Cable98202 and 98205MPPTx to Tank Cable with EC8 connector9841012’ EC8 Extension Cable98201 and 98206
Hazard Description: The connection between the Yeti Link Expansion modules and the cables can overheat and melt, posing fire and burn hazards.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 34,460 (In addition, about 815 were sold in Canada) (The EC8 cables were previously recalled in April 2021)
Incidents: The firm has received two reports of the cables melting inside a vehicle, causing minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Yeti Link modules and cables, and contact Goal Zero to receive a free replacement kit. The kit includes a new Yeti Link module and all the necessary cables with a new connector and instructions. Goal Zero will mail a box and prepaid postage to each consumer who registers at www.goalzero.com/pages/notices-recalls. All replacement kits will be mailed to consumers after they have returned the recalled module. All cables can be discarded in the household trash. Goal Zero is contacting all known purchasers.
Sold At: REI, Bass Pro, Batteries Plus, Scheels, and Sportsman's Warehouse stores nationwide, and online at Goal Zero.com, Amazon.com, Walmart.com, and Backcountry.com from November 2018 through April 2024 for between $50 and $500.
Importers: Goal Zero LLC, of Draper, Utah
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed