Use caution Medical device recall · FDA · Published February 13, 2023

Abbott FreeStyle Libre Reader Recall: Swollen Batteries Risk Fire

Abbott Diabetes Care recalls FreeStyle Libre Reader models 71951-01, 71952-01, and 71953-01 due to lithium-ion battery swelling, overheating, or fire hazard. Only use included charger; do not use damaged or swollen units.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1275-2023Medical device Abbott Diabetes Care ›

Use caution until it’s fixed

Lithium-ion batteries in glucose monitoring system readers may swell, overheat, or pose fire hazard. Only use the charging cable/power adapter included with readers. Do not use reader if it is damaged, cracked, swelling, too hot to hold, it will no longer hold charge, or it fails Reader Test. Do not use other chargers. User Manual update includes instructions on reader safe storage, charging, use.

Take action

Contact the company

Recalling firmAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc.1360 S Loop Rd · Alameda, CA 94502-7000

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Abbott Diabetes Care is recalling FreeStyle Libre Reader devices that use lithium-ion batteries. These batteries can swell, overheat, or cause fire if not used properly. Users should stop using affected models immediately to avoid potential injury. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/58905-abbott-freestyle-libre-reader-recall-swollen-batteries-risk-fire.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/58905-abbott-freestyle-libre-reader-recall-swollen-batteries-risk-fire · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1275-2023

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“Abbott FreeStyle Libre Reader Recall: Swollen Batteries Risk Fire.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/58905-abbott-freestyle-libre-reader-recall-swollen-batteries-risk-fire. Based on FDA recall #Z-1275-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1275-2023%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on February 13, 2023, that Abbott Diabetes Care is recalling FreeStyle Libre Readers due to a fire hazard from swelling or overheating lithium-ion batteries. Owners should stop using the readers if damaged or swollen and contact Abbott for instructions.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Abbott Diabetes Care
Product: FreeStyle Libre Reader
REF: 71951-01, 71952-01, 71953-01
Units affected: 1,534,532

The hazard

Lithium-ion batteries in the glucose monitoring system readers may swell, overheat, or pose a fire hazard. According to FDA's MAUDE device-report database, there were 190 reports naming the FreeStyle Libre Reader received since February 2022, including 46 marked serious and one listing a death.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Abbott Diabetes Care has 5 other recalls on record since November 14, 2019. Other recent recalls of similar products include FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus Sensor Recall (November 24, 2025), FreeStyle Libre 3 Sensors recall (July 24, 2024), and FreeStyle Libre 2 Readers recall (July 12, 2023). Other recent recalls of similar products include MRIMed MRI LED Mobile Exam Light Battery SL-111 (October 13, 2025), Tobii Dynavox TD Navio Maxi Speech Device Recall (July 8, 2026), and Therabody Theragun G4 PRO Charger Fire Risk - Recall (June 23, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check the product reference numbers (REF) on the reader: 71951-01, 71952-01, or 71953-01. These models were sold with specific serial numbers listed in the recall notice.

Brand
Abbott Diabetes Care
Category
Medical device

FDA recall event · 3 products

All 3 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

Classification
Class I
Status
Ongoing
Distribution
U.S. Nationwide.

Recall number	Product, codes & lots	Quantity
Z-1273-2023	FreeStyle Libre Reader, REF: 71525-01, 71701-01, 71739-01 a component of the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System; REF/UDI-DI/Lot: 71525-01/357599000219/02Y702D, 01Y699D, 02Y699D, 01Y698D, 02Y697D, 04Y690D, 03Y690D, 01Y683D, 02Y683D, 01Y674D, 02Y672D, 01Y669D, 02Y666D, 01Y659D, 02Y658D, 02Y656D, 04Y655D, 01Y655D, 01Y652D, 02Y653D, 03Y653D, 03Y651D, 01Y641D, 02Y638D, 01Y637D, 02Y635D, 01Y629D, 03Y628D, 01Y628D, 02Y628D, 02Y621D, 02Y622D, 02Y620D, 02Y608D, 04Y608D, 01Y608D, 01Y603D, 03Y599D, 04Y600D, 02Y596D, 06Y596D, 03Y596D, 07Y547D, 07Y546D, 08Y546D, 05Y540D, 06Y538D, 05Y537D, 03Y536D, 04Y523D, 02Y522D, 02Y519D, 02Y512D, 01Y512D, 01Y511D, 02Y510D, 01Y505D, 02Y504D, 04Y355D, 02Y355D, 01Y352D, 01Y349D, 03Y348D, 01Y348D, 02Y348D, 01Y339D, 01Y335D, 02Y334D, 02Y335D, 03Y314D, 01Y313D, 02Y312D, 01Y312D, 02Y311D, 01Y311D, 02Y310D, 04Y310D, 02Y307D, 03Y307D, 01Y304D, 02Y303D, 02Y304D; 71701-01/357599000226/01Y702D, 01Y694D, 03Y693D, 02Y686D, 03Y683D, 02Y574D, 01Y563D, 02Y563D, 01Y564D, 03Y562D, 01Y552D, 02Y552D, 06Y550D, 05Y539D, 05Y538D, 06Y537D, 01Y536D, 01Y532D, 02Y531D, 03Y522D, 02Y518D, 02Y511D, 01Y508D, 02Y505D, 04Y356D, 01Y356D, 02Y356D, 01Y321D, 01Y320D, 02Y320D, 01Y317D, 02Y317D; 71739-01/357599000240/03Y754D, 03Y734D, 01Y705D, 01Y671D	336,085
Z-1274-2023	FreeStyle Libre Reader, REF: 71936-01, 71937-01, 71938-01 a component of the FreeStyle Libre 14 Day Flash Glucose Monitoring System; REF/UDI-DI/Lot: 71936-01/357599000981/01C083D, 02C054D, 03C033D, 03B356D, 01B320D, 03B266D, 02B250D, 02B181D, 01B161D, 01B096D, 05B081D, 03B035D, 02A314D, 02A238D, 02A191D, 01A160D, 03A132D, 01A093D, 02A085D, 01A074D, 02A064D, 02A063D, 02A016D, 04Z351D, 01Z318D, 01Z282D, 01Z246D, 04Z191D, 03Z178D, 03Z151D, 03Z128D, 05Z115D, 03Z057D; 71937-01/357599000974/02B099D, 01B082D, 02A098D, 03A097D, 02A094D, 02A092D, 03A093D, 04A091D, 01A091D, 02A056D, 01A055D, 05A050D, 01A049D, 01Z360D, 01Z352D, 01Z346D, 02Z346D, 01Z344D, 02Z339D, 01Z338D, 03Z337D, 03Z336D, 03Z318D, 01Z311D, 03Z309D, 01Z305D, 05Z304D, 03Z303D, 02Z290D, 03Z290D, 02Z289D, 03Z246D, 01Z238D, 02Z178D, 03Z177D, 02Z177D, 03Z172D, 05Z172D, 02Z163D, 02Z151D, 03Z116D, 01Z116D, 01Z102D, 04Z083D, 02Z057D, 01Z056D, 02Z036D, 01Z024D, 01Y861D, 02Y854D, 03Y845D, 02Y845D, 01Y845D, 03Y839D, 01Y838D, 06Y830D, 03Y820D, 01Y820D, 02Y811D, 03Y811D, 01Y811D, 06Y795D, 05Y795D, 02Y791D, 03Y790D, 02Y789D, 01Y782D, 02Y782D, 01Y781D, 01Y776D, 01Y763D, 02Y762D, 02Y763D; 71938-01/357599002008/04C216D, 02C189D, 04C160D, 01C116D, 04C059D, 01C045D, 01C040D, 01C041D, 01C038D, 02C040D, 01C037D, 02C028D, 02C025D, 02C020D, 02C021D, 02C014D, 03C007D, 02B344D, 03B348D, 01B347D, 01B344D, 03B341D, 01B324D, 01B322D, 03B321D, 02B317D, 02B308D, 04B308D, 01B307D, 03B289D, 01B287D, 01B286D, 02B280D, 01B265D, 01B256D, 02B254D, 01B252D, 02B252D, 02B242D, 03B237D, 01B235D, 01B218D, 01B216D, 04B211D, 01B209D, 02B202D, 01B202D, 03B194D, 01B194D, 02B190D, 03B190D, 01B189D, 01B190D, 02B189D, 05B187D, 02B187D, 01B166D, 01B167D, 02B167D, 01B165D, 01B162D, 03B160D, 01B159D, 03B158D, 01B152D, 02B152D, 02B148D, 01B148D, 01B146D, 02B146D, 01B145D, 04B134D, 01B134D, 01B130D, 03B127D, 07B120D, 02B106D, 02B105D, 03B105D, 05B099D, 03B090D, 04B090D, 01B081D, 04B076D, 02B070D, 02B074D, 02B068D, 02B067D, 02B065D, 01B063D, 02B062D, 03B062D, 04B040D, 01B040D, 01B034D, 01B035D, 03B034D, 02B027D, 02B026D, 01B015D, 04B015D, 01B013D, 03B012D, 04B012D, 01B012D, 03B009D, 01A366D, 01A351D, 01A347D, 02A339D, 01A338D, 01A337D, 01A329D, 01A324D, 02A324D, 02A317D, 03A317D, 04A302D, 01A279D, 03A279D, 06A277D, 01A262D, 02A261D, 01A248D, 01A247D, 03A244D, 04A244D, 01A240D, 04A238D, 01A238D, 04A232D, 01A232D, 03A224D, 04A197D, 04A196D, 01A196D, 01A197D, 03A191D, 01A188D, 01A178D, 01A181D, 02A181D, 03A181D, 02A176D, 05A176D, 01A175D, 02A175D, 03A176D, 04A176D, 05A168D, 02A164D, 02A141D, 02A142D, 04A140D, 04A142D, 02A140D, 01A137D, 01A136D, 02A136D, 01A135D, 01A134D, 01A132D, 02A133D, 01A133D, 06A132D, 01A125D, 02A125D, 04A122D, 03A122D, 01A121D, 02A120D, 01A120D, 02A118D, 02A119D, 01A116D, 02A115D, 01A104D, 01A100D, 04A099D, 02A099D, 01A094D, 01A097D, 02A097D, 01A092D, 03A092D, 04A090D, 05A090D, 03A079D, 04A079D, 03A077D, 04A077D, 01A076D, 03A072D, 04A064D, 01A064D, 05A059D, 01A059D, 04A058D, 05A058D, 01A057D, 02A057D, 03A056D, 03A050D, 03A036D, 01A034D, 02A034D, 02A029D, 01A030D, 02A030D, 01A028D, 01A029D, 02A028D, 03A030D, 01A015D, 01A013D, 01A014D, 03A010D, 02A008D, 01A009D, 01A008D, 02A007D, 01A003D, 07Z351D, 01Z345D, 03Z345D, 01Z339D, 02Z338D, 02Z331D, 01Z331D, 03Z330D, 04Z330D, 05Z330D, 04Z326D, 02Z326D, 02Z325D, 01Z326D, 01Z325D, 03Z319D, 05Z319D, 04Z319D, 02Z303D, 03Z281D, 02Z275D, 01Z266D, 01Z262D, 02Z261D, 03Z261D, 02Z259D, 01Z252D, 01Z241D, 03Z241D, 04Z228D, 02Z227D, 02Z226D, 01Z224D, 02Z221D, 02Z220D, 01Z217D, 04Z199D, 04Z197D, 01Z197D, 02Z191D, 02Z189D, 01Z184D, 02Z179D, 04Z179D, 01Z175D, 01Z170D, 02Z171D, 04Z165D, 05Z165D, 01Z165D, 04Z158D, 02Z155D, 01Z150D, 01Z142D, 03Z141D, 01Z138D, 04Z137D, 01Z136D, 01Z135D, 01Z133D, 01Z128D, 01Z126D, 02Z121D, 01Z112D, 03Z109D, 01Z109D, 01Z108D, 02Z107D, 02Z099D, 01Z098D, 03Z095D, 03Z094D, 01Z094D, 02Z092D, 02Z093D, 01Z087D, 03Z086D, 04Z086D, 02Z085D, 01Z083D, 03Z083D, 02Z082D, 03Z081D, 01Z081D, 02Z080D, 01Z078D, 02Z073D, 03Z072D, 03Z073D, 03Z070D, 02Z067D, 04Z066D, 05Z066D, 02Z060D, 03Z060D, 02Z059D, 01Z058D, 04Z057D, 03Z053D, 01Z050D, 02Z050D, 04Z045D, 01Z044D, 01Z045D, 02Z045D, 01Z043D, 02Z044D, 01Z042D, 02Z039D, 03Z039D, 01Z039D, 01Z038D, 02Z037D, 01Z035D, 01Z031D, 02Z030D, 01Z030D, 03Z029D, 01Z025D, 02Z025D, 04Z024D, 02Z024D, 03Z024D, 01Z023D, 02Z022D, 03Z022D, 02Z018D, 01Z021D, 02Z016D, 03Z017D, 01Z016D, 03Z015D, 01Z008D, 01Z009D, 02Z008D, 02Z007D, 02Z002D, 03Z002D, 01Z002D, 01Y865D, 02Y865D, 03Y862D, 02Y860D, 01Y860D, 02Y855D, 05Y854D, 01Y854D, 01Y855D, 04Y854D, 04Y851D, 05Y851D, 02Y848D, 01Y847D, 01Y834D, 03Y834D, 02Y833D, 01Y833D, 05Y832D, 02Y831D, 01Y831D, 03Y819D, 04Y819D, 02Y810D, 03Y809D, 04Y809D, 01Y803D, 02Y803D, 03Y802D, 04Y802D, 01Y788D, 02Y788D, 01Y785D, 01Y777D, 02Y776D, 01Y775D, 01Y774D, 01Y761D, 02Y761D, 03Y760D	1,373,311
Z-1275-2023	FreeStyle Libre Reader, REF: 71951-01, 71952-01, 71953-01 a component of the FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System; REF/UDI-DI/Lot: 71951-01/357599805005/02C313D, 01C256D, 03C222D ,01C174D ,03C166D, 03C152D, 01C143D, 02C115D, 01C084D, 02C087D, 01C073D, 03B251D, 04B251D, 02B251D, 02B109D, 02B082D, 03B082D, 03B014D, 04A350D, 02A289D, 02A279D; 71952-01/357599804008/01B179D, 02B176D, 02B174D, 03B174D, 02B172D, 03B172D, 01B172D, 02B163D, 01B163D, 02B159D, 02B160D, 01B160D, 04B154D, 05B154D, 02B154D, 04B152D, 03B152D, 01B147D, 02B147D, 03B144D, 01B131D, 01B133D, 02B132D, 01B132D, 03B131D, 02B131D, 01B125D, 02B124D, 05B124D, 05B120D, 01B118D, 02B118D, 01B116D, 02B116D, 03B116D, 04B112D, 02B112D, 04B111D, 01B111D, 02B111D, 01B110D, 01B103D, 02B103D, 01B100D, 01B098D, 03B097D, 03B096D, 02B096D, 04B095D, 02B095D, 03B095D, 01B086D, 01B088D, 02B088D, 01B085D, 02B085D, 03B085D, 02B084D, 01B076D, 04B070D, 02B069D, 02B064D, 03B064D, 01B064D, 01B053D, 02B053D, 02B050D, 03B041D, 02B037D, 03B037D, 04B037D, 05B034D, 01B033D, 02B033D, 03B032D, 06B021D, 01B018D, 01B014D, 02B004D, 01A346D, 05A344D, 01A343D, 04A340D, 03A340D, 02A338D, 01A330D, 02A329D, 02A322D, 01A322D, 02A321D, 01A316D, 03A316D, 02A315D, 03A311D, 02A311D, 03A310D, 01A311D, 01A308D, 01A302D, 01A301D, 01A296D, 02A296D, 01A289D, 03A288D, 03A275D, 02A275D, 01A272D, 01A273D, 02A272D, 03A269D, 03A263D, 01A258D, 01A256D, 02A256D, 02A255D, 01A255D, 01A253D, 01A254D, 01A252D, 03A233D, 03A225D, 01A223D, 01A224D, 02A220D, 03A220D, 01A220D, 01A210D, 02A210D, 02A209D, 01A206D, 02A206D, 03A206D, 04A205D; 71953-01/357599803001/06B074F, 01C346D, 03C340D, 01C341D, 02C340D, 01C340D, 02C334D, 04C334D, 01C334D, 01C327D, 01C332D, 01C326D, 01C325D, 02C325D, 01C322D, 02C321D, 03C320D, 01C318D, 01C317D, 01C313D, 02C312D, 01C307D, 01C308D, 03C305D, 01C305D, 02C305D, 01C300D, 02C298D, 01C299D, 01C298D, 03C294D, 06C292D, 02C294D, 04C292D, 02C287D, 01C283D, 03C279D, 02C278D, 01C273D, 04C276D, 01C272D, 01C276D, 08C271D, 01C266D, 03C270D, 02C265D, 02C262D, 02C257D, 03C257D, 01C257D, 02C256D, 03C256D, 02C255D, 03C251D, 02C250D, 01C249D, 02C245D, 01C245D, 04C243D, 02C242D, 02C243D, 01C242D, 01C243D, 03C242D, 04C241D, 02C237D, 03C238D, 01C237D, 03C236D, 02C236D, 01C228D, 02C229D, 03C224D, 01C227D, 01C224D, 02C224D, 01C223D, 02C223D, 03C213D, 01C207D, 01C209D, 02C208D, 03C207D, 01C201D, 02C199D, 05C199D, 03C199D, 03C196D, 02C193D, 01C194D, 01C188D, 02C188D, 01C186D, 01C182D, 01C181D, 02C181D, 02C172D, 05C165D, 03C165D, 01C161D, 01C159D, 03C159D, 01C146D, 05C146D, 01C144D, 02C145D, 02C143D, 01C140D, 02C140D, 03C140D, 04C140D, 04C138D, 01C137D, 01C138D, 01C133D, 01C136D, 02C136D, 03C133D, 02C133D, 02C130D, 03C129D, 03C126D, 03C123D, 03C117D, 02C116D, 02C112D, 01C109D, 02C080D, 01C075D, 01C077D, 02C074D, 03C075D, 02C073D, 03C074D, 01C074D, 01C034F, 02C032F, 01C028F, 02C031F, 03C031F, 03C028F, 02C025F, 02C013D, 01C014D, 03C013D, 01C011D, 01C012D, 02C010D, 02C005D, 01C006D, 03C005D, 02B363D, 01B362D, 02B362D, 01B356D, 04B356D, 05B356D, 02B356D, 04B354D, 03B351D, 04B352D, 06B349F, 02B344F, 01B343F, 04B302F, 01B342F, 02B342F, 02B343F, 01B341F, 02B341F, 01B341D, 02B341D, 01B302F, 01B340F, 02B340F, 03B302F, 04B301F, 01B337D, 01B337F, 02B337F, 01B336F, 02B336F, 01B335F, 03B335F, 02B333D, 01B334D, 01B333D, 01B308D, 02B328F, 01B327F, 03B326F, 04B326F, 01B323F, 01B326F, 06B322F, 01B305D, 07B322F, 05B322F, 01B313D, 03B312D, 03B313D, 02B312D, 01B310D, 01B308F, 01B309F, 01B309D, 02B308F, 03B306F, 01B306F, 02B306F, 01B306D, 02B305D, 01B289D, 02B289D, 01B288D, 02B229D, 02B216D, 01B215D, 02B211D, 02B208D, 01B208D, 01B205D, 01B207D, 03B203D, 02B203D, 03B109D, 05B082D, 02B083D, 02B082F, 04B082F, 02B081F, 03B081F, 02B078F, 05B078F, 01B077F, 05B076F, 02B076F, 05B075F, 04B074F, 05B071F, 01B071F, 02B046F, 05B043F, 06B046F, 09B046F, 02B042F, 03B043F, 05B046F, 03B041F, 05B041F, 03B036F, 01B036F, 01B039F, 03B039F, 02B036F, 05B035F, 02B035F, 04B034F, 04B035F, 06B034F, 07B034F, 02B034F, 11B021F, 02B013F, 04B013F, 01B015F, 01B012F, 01B014F, 05B013F, 03B012F, 01B008F, 01B011F, 01B007F, 02B007F, 01A364D, 02A363D, 02A358D, 01A352D, 03A352D, 02A351D, 03A350D, 03A344D, 02A340D, 01A328D, 03A325D, 04A325D, 02A304D, 02A303D, 02A297D, 02A298D, 03A296D, 01A290D, 02A283D, 01A283D, 01A281D, 02A280D, 03A268D, 01A267D, 02A268D, 03A266D, 04A262D, 01A259D, 01A260D, 02A248D, 02A240D, 06A232D, 02A232D, 01A231D, 03A231D, 04A225D, 05A225D, 01A219D, 04A218D, 05A218D, 06A218D, 02A212D, 01A211D, 02A211D, 03A210D, 02A205D, 03A205D, 01A204D, 02A203D, 04A202D, 01A202D, 04A198D, 05A198D, 01A198D, 02A198D, 03A198D	1,534,532

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Stop Using It Now
Immediately stop using the reader if it is damaged, cracked, swollen, too hot to hold, or fails the Reader Test.
Use Only Included Charger
Only use the charging cable and power adapter that came with the reader to avoid fire hazards.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

FDA distribution: “U.S. Nationwide.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 58 days after the firm started it.

Feb 13, 2023Firm started the recall
Apr 6, 2023FDA classified it Class I
Apr 12, 2023Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1275-2023 (February 13, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1275-2023 to see it in context.
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