La Crosse battery chargers and adapters
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Feb 11, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Feb 11, 2018the latest report was made
- May 20, 2011the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- La Crosse
- Makers
- LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY LTD. and LACROSSE TECHNOLOGYMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Battery chargers and adaptersCPSC’s product type: Battery Chargers/Adapters (code 883), in Electronics: Batteries & Chargers
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“La Crosse Technology”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2018 | 1 |
| October 2012 | 1 |
| May 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
- No one hurt 2 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 11, 2018, sent to the company May 18, 2018, published by CPSC Jun 4, 2018
The product, in the report: The La Crosse BC-900 is used to charge NiCd and NiMH AA and AAA batteries. The device recharges batteries, reports a battery’s current voltage, refreshes batteries, and reports how much power a battery can store. The top of the device is blue and the bottom is white.
On February 9, 2018, I put 4 Ni-MH [REDACTED] AA batteries into my La Crosse BC-900 charger. The charger was plugged into a wall outlet. At approximately 7 AM the next day, I observed that the batteries had melted and were hot to the touch. There was also a faint odor of melted plastic.
Further inspection revealed that the white material from the batteries had melted onto the 4 negative terminals of the charger. The white material had cracked open and revealed the batteries’ metal cores. The charger’s power supply and the wall outlet were undamaged.
- Model
- BC-900
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Bought
- Feb 11, 2008
- Where
- San Diego, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand La Crosse Technology, made or sold by LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY LTD.
- Reports CPSC links to it
- 20180515-6910E-1761454
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Oct 25, 2012, sent to the company Nov 2, 2012, published by CPSC Nov 19, 2012
The product, in the report: La Crosse BC 900 battery charger- firmware version 32
The battery charger ignited while charging 4 AAA sized rechargable batteries. It was on a glass table so nothing else cought fire. All the batteries were damaged . The closest one to the fire exploded open.
- Model
- BC 900
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Bought
- Jun 30, 2008, about then
- Where
- Fort Walton Beach, Florida: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand La Crosse, made or sold by LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY LTD.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Hurt, no treatment Made May 20, 2011, published by CPSC Jun 13, 2011
The product, in the report: La Crosse AA/AAA battery charger model BC-900.
There have been numerous complaints on the Internet regarding the La Crosse Model BC-900 being a fire hazard. Recently my unit got so hot that the batteries blistered and one could not be removed from the charger because it is melted to the plastic of the charger.
Prior to this incident, I e-mailed La Crosse telling them that I was burned while removing the batteries from the charger. They requested all kinds of information but did not offer a repair or replacement.
There is a risk of fire and/or injury using this product and it should be recalled.
- Model
- BC-900
- Where
- Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand La Crosse, made or sold by LACROSSE TECHNOLOGY
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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