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Vanon Lithium-Ion Batteries — fire risk

UK OPSSHigh riskFireAug 10, 2023
Photo from the official notice: Vanon Lithium-Ion Batteries — fire risk

Photos from the official notice: UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (GOV.UK) · image rights

Hazard

The products present a high risk of fire as the battery packs do not have adequate Battery Management Systems (BMS) to protect the product from overcharging, overheating and igniting. The battery packs also had an offload voltage greatly exceeding the voltage stated on the rating plate. The instructions provided did not contain adequate storage, disposal, and charging information. The products do not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.

Remedy

The products have been recalled from end users. For more information, please access the following webpage: https://www.eplusbatteries.com/pages/recall-notice Please note this recall applies only to the specific Vanon lithium-ion battery models and product identifiers listed in this notification. Products currently available for sale through Eplusbatteries are not included within the affected product identifiers listed in this notification. The affected products were removed from sale following the recall process and the recall notice remains available to support customers who purchased these affected products.

Product safety report

Measures taken

  • Recall of product from end users
  • Removal of listing by online marketplace

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and follow the corrective action above: contact the retailer or supplier for a repair, replacement or refund. This notice was published by the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards.

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