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1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 13, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • May 13, 2012the latest report was made
  • May 13, 2012the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Open Energy
Maker
APPLIED SOLAR LLCMakers, 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

1 report from June 2011 to May 2012; the most in May 2012, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
May 20121

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No 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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No incident, no one hurt

    Made May 13, 2012, sent to the company Jul 3, 2012, published by CPSC Jul 18, 2012

    The product, in the report: OE-34 solar roofing tiles

    I believe CPSC has a file already activated for the OE -34 Solar Roofing Tiles. The original manufacturer was Open Energy. Applied Solar LLC acquired this company. In 2009 Applied Solar LLC declared bankruptcy and to my knowledge is now out of business. The distributor of our solar roofing tiles is Eagle Roofing.

    In a letter dated June 17, 2011 from Applied Solar LLC we were instructed to shut down our solar system due to a fire that occurred on May 12, 2011 involving this product. The OE-34 solar tiles are very similar to the Suntech Solar Blend tiles that are involved in a safety recall as well. In fact we have been told that Suntech manufactured the components of the OE-34 tiles. Due to the notice issued last June and in subsequent notices we have been unable to use our solar system due to this safety issue. Mr. [REDACTED] of CPSC sent us a letter dated April 26, 2012 advising us that our solar panel connectors were installed without protective clamshell covers. The letter further stated that CPSC staff is investigating to determine other possible entities that may contribute to corrective action for consumers. We are requesting that you conduct an investigation of Eagle Roofing Products, 3546 N. Riverside Ave, Rialto, CA phone 909-355-7000, the OE-34 solar tile distributor, and roofing installer, Leonard Roofing, Inc. 43280 Business Park Drive, #107 Temecula, CA 92590, phone 951-506-3811, and Suntech America, Inc. San Francisco, CA 888-770-7122. We believe that these companies can and are obligated to contribute to a corrective plan of action. We have a ten year warranty on the solar roofing tile with Eagle Roofing Products. Leonard Roofing and Eagle Roofing Products are awaiting additional technical information from CPSC regarding the clamshell connector repair.

    Model
    OE-34
    Bought from
    Stonefield Development
    Where
    San Diego, Unspecified: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Open Energy, made or sold by APPLIED SOLAR LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    No 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.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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