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2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Aug 12, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 2reports to CPSC
  • Aug 12, 2026the latest report was made
  • Jan 7, 2025the earliest
  • 2with the company’s comments
Brand
HERCULES
Maker
Harbor Freight ToolsMakers, 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. 1 earlier report, since January 2025, is in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
August 20261
January 20251

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
  • 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 Aug 12, 2026, sent to the company Aug 17, 2026, published by CPSC Sep 1, 2026

    The product, in the report: HERCULES 20V 5AMP LITHIUM ION BATTERY, BLUE IN COLOR AND APPROX 3X4 INCH MEASUREMENT SERIAL NUMBER 369952147 BOUGHT FROM HARBOR FREIGHT

    I AM WRITING TO NOTIFY YOU THAT A HERCULES 20V 5 AH LITHIUM ION BATTERY EXPLODED ON MY BACK PORCH THIS MORNING CAUSING A PORCH FIRE. THE FIRE ALSO BURNED UP TWO DEWALT BATTERY CHARGERS, A HERCULES BATTERY CHARGER AND A KOBALT CHARGER. THE BATTERY WAS NOT ON CHARGE AND HAD NOT BEEN CHARGED IN OVER TWO MONTHS. NONE OF THE BATTERY CHARGERS WERE PLUGGED IN, THEY WERE SITTING IDLE ON A TOTE ON THE PORCH WAITING TO BE MOVED TO THE GARAGE. I AM INCLUDING PHOTOS OF THE BATTERY, THE PORCH AND THE CHARGERS TO SHOW YOU THE DAMAGE INCURRED. THE UPC ON THE BATTERY IS ILLEGIBLE BUT THE SERIAL NUMBER IS 369952147. I WAS TOLD TO NOTIFY YOU OF THE POTENTIAL DAMAGE IT MAY CAUSE OTHERS. YOU MAY CONTACT ME : [REDACTED]

    Model
    HERCULES 20V LITHIUM ION BATTERY
    UPC
    DAMAGED IN EXPL
    Serial number
    369952147
    Bought from
    HARBOR FREIGHT NORTHPORT, AL
    Bought
    Dec 18, 2025
    Where
    Centreville, Alabama: Mobile/Manufactured Home
    Who was involved
    Age 57, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Spouse
    As this report names them
    Brand HERCULES, made or sold by Harbor Freight Tools
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    No Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made Jan 7, 2025, sent to the company Jan 10, 2025, published by CPSC Jan 27, 2025

    The product, in the report: 12 v HERCULES lithium-ion 2AH drill battery

    A Hercules 12v lithium-ion 2 ah battery started to catch on fire in my apartment it was laying on the floor waiting to go back to the shop the next morning. It had a pair of leggings on the top of it and started to smoke. I was able to get to the battery and leggings with in a minute of it starting to smoke and seconds of it actually catching fire and was able to get both of them out side and while my husband was getting the fire extinguisher that was under the sink in the kitchen. Once it was put out we called the non emergent line of 911.

    Bought from
    Harbor Freight
    Bought
    Jun 22, 2023
    Where
    Bossier City, Louisiana: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand HERCULES, 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.

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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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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