Recall issued for Costco's solar-run patio umbrellas adhering to several fires

PSA If you purchased a photo voltaic-run patio umbrella from Costco in between December 2020 and Might 2022, you should really probably stop utilizing it correct now. A recall warn has been issued for in excess of 400,000 of the SunVilla equipment in the US and Canada subsequent experiences of them overheating and catching fireplace.

The US Purchaser Item Safety Fee (CPSC) has issued the recall for the SunVilla 10-foot Photo voltaic LED Market Umbrella sold completely at Costco warehouse and the retailer's web site for between $130 and $160. The umbrellas element a series of LEDs along the arms and a black photo voltaic panel battery puck that contains a lithium-ion battery on the top rated.

The recall discover advises house owners to quit making use of the umbrellas and keep the puck, which comes with a black protect marked with "YEEZE" or "YEEZE 1," out of the solar and absent from flamable material. It also warns in opposition to charging the puck with the AC adaptor.

They can get sizzling as puck

The CSPC writes that the lithium-ion batteries in the photo voltaic panels can overheat, posing fire and burn up dangers. In the US, there have currently been 3 reviews of photo voltaic panels catching hearth while charging by using the AC adapter while indoors, two reports of umbrellas catching hearth when the solar panel puck overheated and caught fireplace when hooked up to the umbrella, and 1 smoke inhalation injuries. SunVilla received a person report of a battery overheating, triggering an umbrella to catch hearth, in Canada, however there have been no stories of accidents in the country.

If you might be just one of the 400,000 persons who acquired just one of these umbrellas in the United States (or the ~33,000 in Canada), you can return it to any Costco Warehouse for a total refund.