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SevereCPSC·25066·Announced 2024-12-12

HTRC C240 Battery Chargers Recalled for Fire and Burn Hazards

HTRC C240 battery chargers may ignite or cause connected batteries to ignite, posing fire and burn hazards. The recall affects about 34,600 units sold online from December 2017 through June 2024.

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: One report of injury and five reports of significant property damage from fire and thermal incidents meet the rubric criterion for Severe classification: significant injury and property-damage reports.

Plain-English summary

HTRC C240 battery chargers are being recalled due to a defect that can cause the chargers to ignite or cause a connected battery to ignite. The affected chargers are black with two blue screens numbered 1 and 2, with "C240 DUO" printed between the screens and "HTRC" printed at the bottom left corner. About 34,600 units are affected.

The defect poses fire and burn hazards that could result in serious injury or death. HTRC has received 32 reports of fire and thermal incidents related to the chargers, including five reports of significant property damage and one report of injury.

The chargers were sold online through AliExpress.com, Amazon.com, Banggood.com, eBay.com, HTRC-Direct.com, and RCGoing.com between December 2017 and June 2024, priced between $65 and $290.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chargers and contact HTRC for return instructions and a full refund. Consumers can reach HTRC by calling 951-215-8389 (9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET), emailing [email protected], or visiting www.ht-rc.com/recalls.asp or www.ht-rc.com and clicking "Recalls."

The recalled product

Product
HTRC C240 battery chargers
Manufacturer
Shenzhen Haitan Technology Co. Ltd., d/b/a HTRC, of China
Category
Consumer Product — Battery Chargers
Hazard
  • fire
  • burn-injury
Affected units
34,600

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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