BP SOLAR INTERNATIONAL INC home solar and other power systems
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 24, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 24, 2012the latest report was made
- Feb 24, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, BP SOLAR INTERNATIONAL INC
- Maker
- BP SOLAR INTERNATIONAL INCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Home solar and other power systemsAlternative energy made at homeCPSC’s product type: Residential Alternative Energy Systems For On-site Power Gen (code 4084), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Electrical Systems
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Feb 24, 2012, sent to the company Mar 21, 2012, published by CPSC Apr 4, 2012
The product, in the report: solar panel
She contacted the Solar Center who installed the solar panels in 2006 when she noticed that some of the panels had scorch and burn marks on them . The company was contacted the week of 2/8/2012. BP identified the 2006 connectors were defective and cause fires.
A technician came out to the home the week of 2/8/2012 and noticed several of the panels were burned and melted. No repairs were made.
The consumer did some research and noticed that a warehouse in Germany that had the same manufactured solar panels had a fire. Due to defective connectors and should be recalled in the US. 2006 were identified as defective.
She contacted the firm the week of 2/20/2012 and was advised to send pictures in of the damaged solar panels. The firm advised the consumer that they would contact Solar Center to replace 4 of the serial numbers given and the 1shattered one. The consumer indicated that the representative that she spoke with (name unknown) advised her that the panels could not pose as a fire hazard if the sun doesn’t shine on them at night.
The consumer declined in having the 4 replaced and indicated that she wanted them all replaced. Many more showed burn marks and one was shattered.
The consumer shut the panels down (unplugged them) and indicated that she will not use them any further.
- Model
- bp3160b
- Serial number
- 4561012,4561027,4560987,4567937
- Bought
- Jan 1, 2005, about then
- Where
- New Foundland, New Jersey: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 74, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- made or sold by BP SOLAR INTERNATIONAL INC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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