Viking battery chargers and adapters
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 13, 2022. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Sep 13, 2022the latest report was made
- Sep 13, 2022the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Viking
- Maker
- Harbor Freight ToolsMakers, 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
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2022 | 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 Sep 13, 2022, sent to the company Sep 22, 2022, published by CPSC Oct 17, 2022
The product, in the report: Viking 6/12v 4amp high frequency battery charger/maintainer
Viking 4amp charger became hot and bursted within the plastic . I had a whiff of burning plastic so i knew something was up and out of nowhere there was a red flash and after somthing kept shorting out to something inside the charger i quickly unplugged the device. This all happened within seconds. The device was previously acting up. I had a bought one previously which just stopped working . Upon inspection of the one i have now i opened it up to examine the pc board to see if i could repair whatever electronic components were fried(as a hobby i have a little experience with pc boards and components and soldering skills ect.) i traced the suspect fail component to a 8 pin IC (tpc8124)09 it is visually burnt but didnt do any further testing of the device since i was just going to find a equivalent IC and repair it which i started by looking up the datasheet and somehow ended up on harbor freights recall page which led me here. Also it looked like the neutral and hot(no ground) input solder joints were starting to melt the plastic around it. There is multiple complaints on this device on the reviews on their website. Its a cheap charger so didnt really mind but it killed my mini 12v agm lawn mower battery which made me mad.
- Model
- 63350
- UPC
- Not on product
- Serial number
- Not on product
- Bought from
- Harbor freight
- Bought
- Dec 1, 2021
- Where
- Kennewick, Washington: Mobile/
Manufactured Home - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Viking, made or sold by Harbor Freight Tools
- 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.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.