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1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 16, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 29, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Aug 16, 2026the latest report was made
  • Aug 16, 2026the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Hart
Maker
Walmart Stores Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
BatteriesCPSC’s product type: Batteries (code 884), in Electronics: Batteries & Chargers

By month

1 report from September 2025 to August 2026; the most in August 2026, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
August 20261

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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 29, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Aug 16, 2026, sent to the company Oct 14, 2026, published by CPSC Oct 28, 2026

    The product, in the report: Hart 20V lithium ion battery. 2ah

    Hart tools battery pack randomly exploded in the night almost causing a house fire. The battery pack was on the charger cable but not plugged in. It had been sitting there for several days untouched before it exploded.

    Model
    Us Pat. 7,554,290
    Where
    Frankfort, Indiana: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 1, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Hart, made or sold by Walmart Stores 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.

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 29, 2026 and checked Oct 29, 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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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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