BatteriesPlus Expands Recall of Battery Packs Used with Cordless Tools Due to Explosion Hazard
Home product recall 12-267. Announced by CPSC on Aug 30, 2012.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 30, 2012. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- New Instructions what’s offered
- About 65,300 (about 111,800 were recalled in December 2011). 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 replacement battery pack can explode unexpectedly, posing a risk of injury to consumers.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using and remove the battery packs from cordless tools. Consumers can contact BatteriesPlus for instructions on how to return the product for a store credit.
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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).: new instructions.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, contact BatteriesPlus toll-free at (877) 856-3232 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.batteriesplus.com and click on Recall Notices/Bulletins at the bottom of the page.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves all RAYOVAC-branded replacement battery packs used with cordless power tools and have part numbers beginning with “CTL” “RAYOVAC,” “NI-CD” or “RAYOVAC,” “NI-MH” and a part number beginning with “CTL” are printed in white lettering on the product. The battery packs were sold in voltages ranging between 2.4 and 18 volts in various sizes and shapes. They were sold as replacement batteries to the following brand tools: Black and Decker, Bosch, DeWalt, Makita, Lincoln, Milwaukee, Panasonic, Ryobi and Skil.
About 65,300 (about 111,800 were recalled in December 2011). units, as CPSC gives them.
Rayovac NI-CD and Rayovac NI-MH Cordless Tool Battery Packs.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by BatteriesPlus LLC, Hartland, Wis.
- BatteriesPlus retail stores nationwide and online at www.batteriesplus.com between June 2008 and July 2012 for between $60 and $70.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
BatteriesPlus has received three additional reports since the previous recall of exploding batteries, including one report of an injury to a consumer’s finger.
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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.
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