LG Energy Solution RESU 10H units are among those recalled. Image: LG.
Further attempts are being made to recall batteries thought to pose fire risk through overheating in Australia, with thousands of home energy storage systems believed to be affected.
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) said today that it is reaching out to contact households that have battery storage for their solar PV systems made using LG batteries that ACCC described as “dangerous”.
The recall concerns certain batches of products made between March 2017 and September 2018. It follows earlier attempts including a voluntary recall and replacement programme from the manufacturer to get them out of circulation.
The batteries can overheat and catch fire, ACCC said, and the consumer protection body is reaching out to alert homeowners that might have them.
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