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.
| 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
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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.