{"id":88631,"date":"2025-01-01T04:48:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T19:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=88631"},"modified":"2025-01-01T04:48:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T19:18:47","slug":"lg-battery-recall-2025-mb3085","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/lg-battery-recall-2025-mb3085\/","title":{"rendered":"LG Energy Solution Battery Recall: A Never-Ending Story?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LG<\/p>\n

It’s now 4 years since LG Energy Solution (LGES) first triggered a recall for some of its solar batteries and battery packs. And it ain’t over yet.<\/p>\n

In December 2020, the company issued a voluntary recall in the USA after receiving a number of reports of fires resulting in minor property damage. Then in late February 2021, the Australian arm of the firm published a recall notice for various LG Chem RESU models and battery packs with nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC) cells.1<\/a><\/sup> from specific production lots.<\/p>\n

What was initially thought to be an issue affecting hundreds of units was expanded to include thousands<\/a>; including several other brands using LG battery packs.<\/p>\n

Through authorised partners, LG Energy Solution was replacing batteries in some cases and providing diagnostic software in others to identify and shut down systems at risk of overheating. But after an overheating incident in a battery that had diagnostic software, the company began instructing owners to switch off their batteries while they investigated the situation.<\/p>\n

In a nutshell, the recall seemed to have been a bit of a dog’s breakfast, which saw the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) apply some pressure. LG Energy Solution offered to make \u201csignificant additional commitments\u201d through a court-enforceable undertaking<\/a> with the ACCC last year, and there was a noticeable uptick in recall advertising soon after.<\/p>\n

LGES Battery Recall Current Status<\/h2>\n

When we last reported on the situation<\/a> in May 2024, 4,400 affected batteries were yet to be located. So, where are things at now in terms of Australia?<\/p>\n

LG Energy Solution has been posting figures on their Australian recall page<\/a> from time to time over the last 6 months or so. They were updated again last week, with figures current as at December 16, 2024. They indicate:<\/p>\n

Replacement Recall Progress<\/h3>\n

Recall notice – PRA 2020\/18529<\/a><\/p>\n