FENGQS F7 Pro e-bike batteries can overheat and ignite
FENGQS F7 Pro e-bikes with batteries made on April 21, 2024 are being recalled because the lithium-ion battery can overheat and ignite. Thirteen ignitions and two fires have been reported.
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: Significant property-damage reports: thirteen e-bikes ignited and two caused fires with $4,000 of property damage.
Plain-English summary
FENGQS F7 Pro electric bikes with batteries manufactured on April 21, 2024 are being recalled. The e-bikes were sold in blue, with "FENGQS" printed on the downtube and "F7 Pro" on the chain stay near the rear wheel; the battery capacity 21.5Ah and production date 2024/4/21 appear on the battery. About 100 units are affected.
The stated hazard is that the e-bikes' lithium-ion battery can overheat and ignite, posing serious fire and burn hazards. FENGQS has received 13 reports of e-bikes igniting, two of which resulted in fires with property damage totalling $4,000.
The e-bikes were sold on Amazon from May 2024 through December 2024 for between $700 and $1,200.
Consumers should stop using the recalled e-bikes immediately and contact FENGQS for a full refund, marking the battery as instructed and submitting a photo to [email protected]. The recalled battery must be taken to a household hazardous waste collection centre and must not be placed in the trash, in general recycling, or in battery recycling boxes at retail stores.
The recalled product
- Product
- FENGQS F7 Pro E-bikes
- Manufacturer
- Shenzhen Fengqisi Car Industry Co., Ltd., dba FENGQS, of China
- Hazard
- lithium-ion-battery
- overheating
- fire-hazard
- property-damage
- burn-hazard
- Affected units
- 100
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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