LG Battery Recall: 6000 Batteries Yet To Be Located

LG’s battery recall saga rolls on, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recommending to Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones that he issue a national product safety notice for the solar storage units.

According to the ACCC’s announcement, around 8000 batteries remain in homes, and 6000 haven’t been located.

The at-risk units include batteries branded LG or SolaX, but the batteries could also be inside unbranded systems, which consumers are urged to check to avoid the risk of a fire.

According to the product safety notice (pdf), “The batteries can catch on fire at any time, without warning … Additionally, batteries in thermal runaway can release toxic, flammable gasses.”

The notice gives the full list of known brands including,

• LG RESU
• SolaX Power Station,
• SolaX X-Cabinet,
• Opal Storage,
• Redback SH5000,
• Red Earth Sunrise,
• Red Earth Drop Bear,
• Varta
• Eguana
• plus some unbranded systems with LG packs inside.

LG has a serial number checker to help consumers identify at-risk systems.

The recall was first announced in 2021 in Australia, following a 2020 recall in the USA.

It’s stayed in the news ever since: in 2022, the original belief that it affected “hundreds” of batteries in Australia was expanded to thousands, the first time the ACCC mentioned that there were more than 6400 units in the field.

When LG Energy Solution Australia’s Phillip Crotty addressed the Smart Energy Conference last November, he said 82% of the batteries had been addressed, although they had not all yet been replaced.

LG’s solutions remain the same as they have been for some time: replacement of some batteries and, in other cases, providing diagnostic software to shut down batteries at risk of overheating.

If you are worried about your solar battery, call LG on 1300 677 273.

Original Source: https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/lg-battery-recall-woes/