Osprey robotic pool vacuum batteries can overheat and catch fire
Osprey 700 Max and S1 robotic pool vacuums are recalled because the lithium-ion battery can overheat. Ten reports of overheating or fire have caused nine incidents of property damage; no injuries 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: The source reports nine incidents of property damage from overheating and fire, meeting the Severe criterion for significant property-damage reports.
Plain-English summary
Osprey 700 Max robotic pool vacuums with model numbers WY3312MAX and WY100MAX, and S1 vacuums with model number WY200, are being recalled. Only units with serial numbers listed in the recall notice are affected. About 5,000 units are covered.
The lithium-ion battery in the vacuums can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards. The firm has received ten reports of the pool vacuums overheating or catching fire, both while charging and while not charging, resulting in nine incidents of property damage. No injuries have been reported.
The vacuums were sold online at Amazon.com, BestBuy.com and Wybotpool.com for between $500 and $700. The S1 was sold from April 2023 through September 2024 and the Osprey 700 Max from April 2023 through November 2024.
Consumers should stop using the recalled pool vacuums immediately and contact Wybotics to receive a free replacement WYBOT C2 robotic pool vacuum. Wybotics will provide a free return label for consumers to send the recalled product back.
The recalled product
- Product
- Osprey 700 Max and S1 robotic pool vacuums
- Manufacturer
- Wybotics, Co. Ltd. of Tianjin, Chin
- Affected units
- 5,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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