The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·14014·Announced 2013-11-05

Ryobi P113 Battery Chargers Recalled for Fire and Burn Hazards

One World Technologies is recalling Ryobi P113 battery chargers because they can overheat, posing fire and burn risks to consumers.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire hazard with 25 reports of overheating resulting in property damage, which meets the rubric criteria for 'Severe' (significant property-damage reports).

Plain-English summary

One World Technologies is recalling approximately 578,000 Ryobi P113 Dual Chemistry Battery Chargers in the United States and 49,000 in Canada. These chargers, designed for NiCd and Li-Ion portable power tool batteries, are green and grey with "Ryobi" printed in white on the front. The recall includes model P113 chargers with year/week date codes between 0731 and 0852 that do not have a nine-digit part number on the data plate located on the bottom of the unit.

The chargers are being recalled because they can malfunction and overheat, creating fire and burn hazards. One World Technologies has received 25 reports of the P113 charger overheating, which resulted in property damage to the charger and surrounding items such as workbenches, countertops, and carpeting. No injuries were reported in the source text.

The affected chargers were sold at Direct Tools Factory Outlet, The Home Depot, and other retail stores nationwide and online at Homedepot.com from September 2007 to December 2009. They were sold individually or as part of a kit for between $30 and $270. Consumers should immediately remove any battery from the charger, stop using it, unplug it, and contact One World Technologies for a free replacement charger.

The recalled product

Product
Ryobi P113 Dual Chemistry Battery Chargers
Manufacturer
Techtronic Industries (Dongguan) Co. Ltd., of China
Category
Consumer Product — Power Tool Accessories
Hazard
Affected units
578,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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