Pelican flashlights and replacement battery packs
CPSC Recall #16-113 — March 3, 2016
Product
Pelican flashlights and replacement battery packs
Description
The battery packs in the flashlights can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Hazard
The battery packs in the flashlights can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Incidents / Injuries
Pelican has received two reports of overheating battery packs. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled flashlights and replacement battery packs and contact Pelican for instructions on returning the flashlights for free installation of a new battery pack or to exchange replacement battery packs that were sold separately for a new replacement battery pack.
Units Affected
About 3,800 flashlights and 150 replacement battery packs (in addition, about 800 flashlights and 18 replacement battery packs were sold in Canada).
Sold At
Sports and specialty stores nationwide, online at Amazon.com and other industrial supply dealers or distributors from May 2014 through January 2016 for between $240 to $280 for the flashlights and between $50 and $70 for the replacement battery packs.
Manufacturer
Pelican Products Inc., of Torrance, Calif., (flashlights) and HYB Battery Co. Ltd., of China (batteries).
Manufactured In
United States and China