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1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jun 25, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jun 25, 2026the latest report was made
  • Jun 25, 2026the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Oupes
Maker
OupesMakers, 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 July 2025 to June 2026; the most in June 2026, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
June 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 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Jun 25, 2026, sent to the company Jun 30, 2026, published by CPSC Jul 15, 2026

    The product, in the report: OUPES Guardian 6000 Portable Power Station. Large-format home backup power station and solar generator. Black in color. Approximately 23.6 inches long x 11.4 inches wide x 15.7 inches tall. Weight approximately 132 pounds. Contains a large-format lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery rated at 6,144Wh. Includes built-in AC inverter, AC charging input, solar input, and multiple AC and DC output ports. Sold as a new unit via oupes.com. Order number 38857, Serial number 97072604290123.

    I purchased a new OUPES Guardian 6000 portable power station (Order [REDACTED], Serial 97072604290123) and within approximately nine hours of first use, the unit produced visible electrical arcing, a loud arcing sound, and a plume of black smoke from the rear AC area of the unit, filling my home with a strong burning electrical smell. Prior to this event, the unit had exhibited abnormal behavior from first use: it would only draw 77-140 watts from a standard 120V AC wall outlet, far below the rated approximately 1,800W input. It also significantly under-pulled from a solar array compared to my other OUPES units on the same feed. The unit emitted abnormal repetitive beeping during a solar test earlier the same day. The unit did not automatically shut itself off during the arcing and smoke event. I was required to manually pull the AC cord from the wall outlet and then physically press the power button to shut the unit off while it was still energized and smoking. The unit was sold to me as new but arrived in visibly used condition, with coal-black casing already dusty and scuffed, and multiple long scratches on the plastic and AC outlet section inconsistent with a new product. I am aware of at least two similar public reports involving the Guardian 6000 - a case documented by [REDACTED] involving a Guardian 6000 that caught fire within days of purchase under normal household use, and a post on [REDACTED] almost burnt my house down” describing a nearly identical event. The unit is currently unplugged, powered off, and stored away from combustible materials. I have refused to ship it via standard retail return methods due to concerns about transporting a damaged lithium battery that has experienced a thermal event without proper hazmat classification and documentation, as required under DOT 49 CFR and IATA dangerous goods rules.

    Model
    Guardian 6000 -Model HP6000 per unit label
    Serial number
    97072604290123
    Bought from
    Oupes.com
    Bought
    Jun 15, 2026
    Where
    Rush, Colorado: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 60, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Oupes, made or sold by Oupes
    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

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