Home battery systems recalled after overheating smoke and fire reports
About 10,500 Tesla Powerwall 2 units are being recalled because battery cells can cause the unit to stop working and overheat; 22 overheating reports include five fires.
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: Scored 4 under the significant incident and property-damage criterion: 22 overheating reports including five fires have already occurred.
Plain-English summary
Certain Tesla Powerwall 2 units, fully integrated AC battery systems used for energy storage, self-consumption, time-based control and backup power, are being recalled. Model number "Powerwall 2" is printed on the nameplate label on the side of the unit.
The lithium-ion battery cells in certain Powerwall 2 systems can cause the unit to stop functioning during normal use, which can result in overheating and, in some cases, smoke or flame, and can cause death or serious injury due to fire and burn hazards. The firm has received 22 reports of overheating, including six reports of smoking and five reports of fire, resulting in minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.
About 10,500 units were sold at Tesla.com/powerwall and through certified Tesla installers nationwide from November 2020 through December 2022 for about $8,000.
Consumers should ensure their Powerwall 2 is online and check the Tesla app for a recall notification. Tesla has remotely discharged affected online units to prevent overheating until a replacement is installed.
The recalled product
- Product
- Certain Tesla Powerwall 2 AC Battery Power System
- Manufacturer
- Tesla, Inc., of Reno, Nevada
- Hazard
- lithium-ion-battery
- overheating
- fire
- smoke
- incident-reported
- Affected units
- 10,500
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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