SolarWorld Recalls Solar Systems with Copper Grounding Lugs Due to Electrocution, Electric Shock or Fire Hazard
CPSC recall 14260. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
SolarWorld solar panels installed with bare-copper grounding lugs can corrode which could result in a faulty ground circuit, posing an electric shock, electrocution or fire hazard.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Customers may be able to identify from the ground whether a tin-coated lug (silver) or a bare-copper lug (brown) has been used on their solar panels. Consumers who can identify the improper lugs should contact SolarWorld for replacement. If customers cannot determine which grounding lugs were used, they should contact SolarWorld to have an authorized SolarWorld agent inspect the installation and replace the lugs with tin-coated grounding lugs or equally safe alternative remedy at no cost to consumers. SolarWorld is requesting that distributors and others remove SolarWorld's installation instructions dated before June 2014 from their websites or other commercial information sources.
CPSC recall 14260 has the recall date 21 Aug 2014. The notice names the firm SolarWorld Americas, of Camarillo, California, a subsidiary of SolarWorld AG. The recall has about 1,300,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2014 has 5,700 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Electrical Systems.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on . The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: .
More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | The firm has received one report of corrosion related to the bare copper lugs. No injuries have been reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 1,300,000 |
| Remedy options | Repair |
| Description | This recall includes SolarWorld solar systems installed with bare-copper grounding lugs installed after June 1, 2010. These solar systems use energy from the sun to generate electricity within a system circuit. The installation instructions for SolarWorld solar systems sold after June 1, 2010 called for the use of GBL-4DB lugs for grounding. SolarWorld has revised these installation instructions to explicitly call for tin-coated lugs, specifically Ilsco part number GBL-4DBT. "T" is for tin-coated and indicated by the silver color of the lug. |
| Product | SolarWorld Solar Systems, About 1.3 million in the U.S. and 210,000 in Canada, Electrical Systems |
| Sold at | SolarWorld installers and distributors, or other distribution companies from June 2011 to June 2014 for about $1,000 to $10,000 depending on system size. |
| Distributor | SolarWorld Americas, of Camarillo, California, a subsidiary of SolarWorld AG |
| Made in | United States |
Recall notice: The page that CPSC publishes for one recall of a consumer product. It states the product, the hazard, the remedy and the incidents.
Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.
Remedy: What the manufacturer or the firm does about a recalled product. The agency record states the remedy of each recall.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
- Hazard: Fire
- Hazard: Electric shock
- Category: Electrical Systems
- CPSC recalls of 2014
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 1,300,000Median of 2014: 5,700
- CPSC recalls of 2014
- 296
- Recalls of 2014 with one of the same hazards
- 31%
- Recalls of 2014 in the category Electrical Systems
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name SolarWorld Americas, of Camarillo, California, a subsidiary of SolarWorld AG
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 14260The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
- CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
- SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.
Follow by RSS:Consumer product recalls
Cite this page
Recall Register. CPSC recall 14260. https://recallregister.com/product/1752-solarworld-recalls-solar-systems-with-copper-grounding-lugs-due-to-ele/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
The CPSC notice is the authority. The hazard names come from the hazard text of CPSC. The category is the product type that CPSC gives. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Does CPSC recall 14260 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
The firm has received one report of corrosion related to the bare copper lugs. No injuries have been reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
SolarWorld installers and distributors, or other distribution companies from June 2011 to June 2014 for about $1,000 to $10,000 depending on system size.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 14260?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Repair
- How many units are in CPSC recall 14260?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 1.3 million in the U.S. and 210,000 in Canada