Modular Robotics Recalls Rechargeable Battery Packs Due to Burn Hazard
CPSC recall 20115. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The rechargeable battery packs can short circuit, causing them to overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the rechargeable battery packs, contact Modular Robotics for a free replacement battery pack. Safely dispose of the defective product by following local laws for disposal of the batteries.
CPSC recall 20115 has the recall date 30 Apr 2020. The notice names the firm Modular Robotics. The recall has about 2,400 units. The median CPSC recall of 2020 has 6,100 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Burn.
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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 | Modular Robotics has received four reports of the rechargeable battery packs smoking and overheating. No injuries have been reported. |
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| Units | 2,400 |
| Remedy options | Replace |
| Description | This battery pack was sold individually, and also within Classroom Kits and GoPiGo and BrickPi robotic bundles. It is a 9.6V 2000Ah NiMH battery pack with Max Charge Current 2A and is wrapped in black plastic. "Dexter Industries Rechargeable Battery Pack" is printed on a white label on the battery pack. |
| Product | Rechargeable battery packs, About 2,400 |
| Sold at | Online at Dexterindustries.com from March 2018 through January 2020 for about $38. |
| Importer | Modular Robotics Inc; Dexter Industries |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 2,400Median of 2020: 6,100
- CPSC recalls of 2020
- 257
- Recalls of 2020 with one of the same hazards
- 18%
- Recalls on the register that name Modular Robotics
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 20115. https://recallregister.com/product/8807-modular-robotics-recalls-rechargeable-battery-packs-due-to-burn-hazard/. 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
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 20115 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Modular Robotics has received four reports of the rechargeable battery packs smoking and overheating. No injuries have been reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Online at Dexterindustries.com from March 2018 through January 2020 for about $38.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 20115?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Replace
- How many units are in CPSC recall 20115?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 2,400