Schneider Electric Recalls Xantrex GT Series Grid Tie Solar Inverters Due to Injury Hazard
Home product recall 11-099. Announced by CPSC on Jan 18, 2011.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 18, 2011. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
A component of the inverter can degrade, causing out gassing within the wiring compartment of the inverter. When arcing occurs, gasses could build and force the compartment cover to be blown off. If the cover is blown off with sufficient force it can injure the user or person, or cause damage to property in close proximity to the inverter.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately contact their authorized dealer to set up an appointment to get a free repair of the inverter.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: repair.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, contact Xantrex Technology at (800) 714-7176 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled inverter converts solar photovoltaic voltages into utility grid voltages; allowing the owner to feed power into the electrical grid. The recalled units were manufactured between September 2005 and August 2010. These products were sold under the Xantrex, Sunpower, and General Electric brands. The brand name is printed on the front of the unit. Affected part numbers, printed on the top of the unit, include the following: 864-0002 864-0117 864-0128 864-0139 864-1006 864-1011 864-1019 864-0107 864-0118 864-0130 864-0140 864-1006-02 864-1012 864-1021 864-0108 864-0119 864-0131 864-1001 864-1007 864-1013 864-1022 864-0111 864-0124 864-0132 864-1001-02 864-1008 864-1014 864-1032 864-0112 864-0125 864-0133 864-1002 864-1009 864-1015 864-1032-02 864-0114 864-0126 864-0135 864-1004 864-1009-02 864-1016 864-0116 864-0127 864-0136 864-1005 864-1010 864-1018 X-864-0002 X-864-0117 X-864-0128 X-864-0139 X-864-1007 X-864-1014 X-864-1032 X-864-0107 X-864-0118 X-864-0130 X-864-0140 X-864-1008 X-864-1015 X-864-0108 X-864-0119 X-864-0131 X-864-1001 X-864-1009 X-864-1016 X-864-0111 X-864-0124 X-864-0132 X-864-1002 X-864-1010 X-864-1018 X-864-0112 X-864-0125 X-864-0133 X-864-1004 X-864-1011 X-864-1019 X-864-0114 X-864-0126 X-864-0135 X-864-1005 X-864-1012 X-864-1021 X-864-0116 X-864-0127 X-864-0136 X-864-1006 X-864-1013 X-864-1022
About 25,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Xantrex Grid Tie Solar Inverters.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Xantrex Technology Inc. - a subsidiary, Schneider Electric, of Livermore, Calif.
- Solar distributors and system integrators nationwide and in Canada from September 2005 through January 2011 for between about $2,500 and $4,000.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Schneider Electric has received five reports of wiring compartment covers being blown off. No injuries or property damage have been reported.
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
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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.