The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·24270·Announced 2024-06-20

Yeti Link Expansion Modules and EC8 Cables Recalled for Fire and Burn Hazards

Goal Zero is recalling about 34,460 Yeti Link Expansion Modules and EC8 Cables because the connections can overheat and melt, posing fire and burn hazards. Two reports of cables melting inside vehicles have been received with minor property damage but no injuries.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The source explicitly states no injuries have been reported, limiting this to a maximum score of 3 per the rubric. However, the hazard involves fire and melt risk with documented evidence of cables melting in vehicles, making it a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, which qualifies for a High severity rating.

Plain-English summary

Goal Zero LLC is recalling Yeti Link Expansion Modules (models 98200 and 98210) along with EC8 power cables including Male EC8 to Ring Cables (models 98203 and 98204), Female EC8 to Ring Cables (models 98202 and 98205), MPPTx to Tank Cables with EC8 connector (model 98410), and 12' EC8 Extension Cables (models 98201 and 98206). About 34,460 units were sold in the United States, with an additional 815 units sold in Canada. The modules and cables were sold as kits and separately through REI, Bass Pro, Batteries Plus, Scheels, and Sportsman's Warehouse stores nationwide, as well as online at Goal Zero.com, Amazon.com, Walmart.com, and Backcountry.com from November 2018 through April 2024, priced between $50 and $500.

The connection between the Yeti Link Expansion modules and the cables can overheat and melt, posing fire and burn hazards. The modules are used in homes to connect additional batteries to Yeti Power Stations/Generators, and in vehicles to wire modules to the vehicle alternator to enable battery charging while the vehicle is running. The firm has received two reports of cables melting inside a vehicle, resulting in minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled modules and cables. Goal Zero will provide a free replacement kit that includes a new Yeti Link module and all necessary cables with a new connector and instructions. Consumers must register at www.goalzero.com/pages/notices-recalls to receive a prepaid shipping box. All replacement kits will be mailed after the recalled module is returned. Cables can be discarded in household trash. For more information, consumers can contact Goal Zero toll-free at 888-794-6250 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, email [email protected], or visit www.goalzero.com/pages/notices-recalls.

The recalled product

Product
Yeti Link Expansion Modules and EC8 Cables
Manufacturer
Goal Zero LLC, of Draper, Utah
Category
Consumer Product — Power Systems / Batteries
Hazard
  • fire
  • burn-injury
  • overheating-melt
Affected units
34,460

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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