Jacko Zeta Battery pack automotive tools or accessories
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 14, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 14, 2017the latest report was made
- Feb 14, 2017the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Jacko Zeta Battery pack
- Maker
- Jackco Transnational, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Automotive tools or accessoriesCPSC’s product type: Automotive Tools or Accessories (code 821), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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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First aid Made Feb 14, 2017, sent to the company Mar 17, 2017, published by CPSC Mar 31, 2017
The product, in the report: Portable jump box and USB battery
My name is [REDACTED]. On Friday February 10th 2017 on my way in to the office, I stopped for gas. After topping off, I went to start my car, but the battery was low as I hadn’t driven it in about a month. So I grabbed my jump pack (ZETA Pocket Jump Starter - Deluxe) out of the glove box. I connected it up as directed and proceeded to start my car. It fired right up. Before I could get out of the car to go unhook the pack, the car died and I could smell burning electronic component smell. The smell worried me, so I quickly made my way to the trunk (location of my battery) and walked right into a large fireball coming out of the trunk followed by what looked like a flame thrower waving all around and one or two more mini explosions. I got sprayed in the face, neck, right arm and hand with splatters of flaming material that seems now to be molten aluminum, solder, plastic….. My car was about three feet from a Gas Pump, so my first inclination was to get everything that was on fire out of the trunk and away from the gas. We were very lucky, other than some minor burns and abrasions I was not seriously hurt by the fiery splatters or molten metal or solder (which is embedded in taillight housings and carpets).
Images of incident https://goo.gl/photos/FCeV1nuQFQDeFkvA7
My problem is that the car that this thing went off in the trunk of is my pride and joy. It is/was a 2006 [REDACTED]. The jump box torched a lot of the trunk, including bundles of electrical wires, carpet, and molding and the car now smells of burnt plastic and electrical components. The car’s computer is going completely crazy. It is throwing error after error about over voltages and engine and transmission malfunctions. I was able to limp the car home to my driveway, but I don’t think it would even be safe to drive to a repair center.
- Model
- zt50420
- UPC
- melted
- Serial number
- melted
- Bought from
- SnapOn, Arkansas
- Bought
- Jan 4, 2016
- Where
- Coppell, United States: Other
- Who was involved
- Age 37, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Jacko Zeta Battery pack, made or sold by Jackco Transnational, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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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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