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Consumer product recall

Pelican Products Inc. recalls Pelican 9410L Flashlight and 9419 Replacement Battery Packs

Starting date:
March 3, 2016
Posting date:
March 3, 2016
Type of communication:
Consumer Product Recall
Subcategory:
Household Items
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Flammability Hazard
Audience:
General Public
Identification number:
RA-56536

Joint recall with Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) and Pelican Products INC.

Affected products

Pelican 9410L Flashlight and 9419 Replacement Battery Packs

Product description

The Pelican 9410L flashlight is a large rechargeable LED flashlight that is equipped with lithium ion battery packs and replacement battery packs. The flashlight is intended for professional and industrial users. The Flashlight is available in yellow and black and in two different battery technologies: nickel metal hydride and lithium ion.

Only battery packs that contain green shrink wrapped cells are included in the recall.

 

The flashlights equipped with lithium ion battery packs ("Battery Packs") and replacement battery packs are the subject of this recall.
Item Description Manufacturer Part Number
9410L Flashlight in Yellow                          9410-021-245
9410L Flash light in Black                           9410-021-110
9419L Replacement Battery Pack                9413-301-001

 

Hazard identified

The battery packs in the flashlights can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Health Canada has not received any reports of consumer incidents or injury to Canadians related to the use of the affected flashlights.

Pelican has received two reports of overheating Battery Packs. No injuries have been reported.

Number sold

Approximately 800 units of the flashlights and 18 units of replacement battery pack were sold across Canada. Approximately 3,800 units of the flashlights and 150 units of replacement battery pack were sold in the United States.

Time period sold

The recalled flashlights were sold from May 2014 to January 2016 at Sports and specialty stores nationwide, online at Amazon.com and other industrial supply dealers or distributors in both Canada and in the United States.

Place of origin

Manufactured in the United States.

Companies

Manufacturer
Pelican Products (flashlights) Inc.
23215 Early Avenue, CA 90505
Torrance
UNITED STATES
Manufacturer
HYB Battery Company (battery cells) Ltd.
Min'an Rd, Longgang
Shenzhen, Guangdong
CHINA

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What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Pelican Flashlight 9410L and the Replacement Battery Pack 9419L and contact Pelican Products, for a replacement battery.

For more information, consumers may contact Pelican Products via toll free at 866-273-5422 from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PST Monday through Friday or email.

Consumers may view the release by the US CPSC on the Commission's website.

Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.

This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.