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CPSC, Galls Announce Recall of Batteries Sold with Galls® H.A.L.O. Tactical Flashlights

Home product recall 03-195. Announced by CPSC on Sep 25, 2003.

CPSC’s own notice

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Sep 25, 2003. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Approximately 10,084 units, as CPSC gives them
Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

The batteries originally provided with the flashlight may overheat or explode, presenting a potential for fire or personal injury.

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Call Galls to receive free replacement batteries for each pair of batteries originally received with your Galls® H.A.L.O. Tactical Flashlight purchased prior to June 2003. If you have already replaced the batteries (Galls recommends that Duracell Ultra 123 3-volt lithium replacement batteries be used), Galls will provide an equivalent credit ($10.99 for each pair of Fuji Power or A&T Fuji Power lithium batteries) that can be redeemed towards the purchase of any other merchandise ordered from Galls.

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

How to reach the firm: Call Galls customer service representatives toll-free at (800) 477-7766 Monday through Friday, 7 am to midnight ET, Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 9 pm ET.

Which ones are recalled?

The batteries were provided in pairs. Each is a 3-volt lithium battery with a white label. The name “Fuji Power” or “A&T Fuji Power CR123A” is on the label.

Approximately 10,084 units, as CPSC gives them.

Fuji Power and A&T Fuji Power CR123A 3-volt lithium batteries originally provided with Galls® H.A.L.O. Tactical Flashlight.

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

CPSC’s photos

CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.

Galls® H.A.L.O. Tactical Flashlight with recalled Fuji Power batteries

Who made and sold it?

Distributed by Galls Inc., Lexington, Kentucky.
Galls catalog, Galls website www.galls.com and retail stores in Lexington, KY; Long Beach, CA; Riverside, CA; San Diego, CA; Orange County, CA; and Signal Hill, CA, from June 2001 through May 2003. The flashlight sold individually for about $49 and, when bundled with other items, for up to $99.
Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

Five reports of batteries overheating or exploding have been received, causing minor injuries such as burns and minor property damage from fire.

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.

Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.