Aiper Elite Pro Cordless Robotic Pool Vacuum Cleaners Recalled Due to Burn and Fire Hazards; Distributed by Shenzhen Aiper Intelligent Co. (Recall Alert)

recall

Date of incident: 2023-08-24
Location: not established
Sources: 3

EscalationRecall

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Exposure

This case comes from a recall notice, so the size of the affected fleet is known: 22,000 units and 17 incidents acknowledged by the manufacturer, which is 7.73 per 10,000 units.

When the charging cord is plugged into the device without the adapter and/or directly into the charging port on the machine, the battery can overheat and short circuit, posing burn and fire hazards.

Timeline

How the event developed

2023-08-25Follow-up
22,000 cordless robotic pool vacuum cleaners recalled due to burn and fire hazards
kiro7.com
2023-08-25Follow-up
22,000 cordless robotic pool vacuum cleaners recalled due to burn and fire hazards.
wsbtv.com
2023-08-28Recall
Aiper Elite Pro Cordless Robot Pool Vacuum Cleaners recalled due to safety concerns
poolmagazine.com

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