PKCELL batteries
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 23, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 23, 2024the latest report was made
- Aug 23, 2024the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- PKCELL
- Maker
- Shenzhen Pkcell Battery Co., Ltd.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- BatteriesCPSC’s product type: Batteries (code 884), in Electronics: Batteries & Chargers
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2024 | 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 Aug 23, 2024, sent to the company Sep 3, 2024, published by CPSC Sep 17, 2024
The product, in the report: This incident could have been caused by the battery and/or the charger, so details for both are listed in this field but it was the battery that exploded so I will devote the fields below to that product only. -PKCELL ER14505 3.7V 2400mAh Rechargeable Lithium Battery, AA size, Color - solid blue. (minimal info on label, obviously not labelled for resale) -[REDACTED]
A rechargeable lithium battery exploded in my battery charger. No one was injured. There was no subsequent fire. I will provide details about both the battery and the charging unit. The battery was an ER14505 size “AA” 3.7V Rechargeable Lithium-Ion cell manufactured by “PKCELL”. I do not know if the cell had a Mfg. date or serial/batch info printed on it because the case was severly damaged in the explosion. The cell had no observable defects before being put into the charger. I did not personally purchase the PKCELL batteries, I acquired them from a releative who no longer needed them. The charger was a [REDACTED]. The charger was purchased by me on February 28, 2024 and had been used about 3 times prior to this incident. This was the first time that I had charged 3.7V ER14505 cells in the unit. Following the incident the charger was intact, with some explosion residue on it. I immediately removed power from the unit, and after reviewing some MSDS information about the potential residue from the explosion the unit has been bagged and retained. There were four of the “PKCELL” AA batteries in the charger at the time of the incident. The batteries were being charged at a level of 300mA. That charging value was [REDACTED]. I was not injured in the explosion, but seconds before it occured my hand and face were inches away from the unit. I was simply VERY lucky! There was no apparent property damage. I had just checked the progress of the charging unit without touching it, took two steps away and it exploded. Thankfully I was on the opposite side of a large vice on my workbench which shielded me from the blast. It was very loud, generated about a 2 foot diameter fireball and quickly filled my garage with acrid smoke setting off the smoke detector across the room. I set up fans to clear the smoke and left the room as quickly as possible. The three other batteries that were in the charger at the time of the explosion were ejected by the force. One of them landed about 8 feet away behind me. The cells that were in the charger next to the one that exploded were not visibly damaged but have also been bagged and will never be used again. The 8 foot ceiling of my garage and my entire work area was splattered with explosion residue (wet black fragments and dust) which I have been carefully removing.
- Model
- ER14505
- Where
- Kent, Washington: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 67, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand PKCELL, made or sold by Shenzhen Pkcell Battery Co., Ltd.
- 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.
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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.
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