E-Bike Users Should Immediately Dispose of Batteries Sold by Seattle-Based Company, Federal Agency Warns

Consumers asked to properly dispose of popular e-bike's lithium-ion batteries due to safety risk | News Channel 3-12

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an advisory to stop using lithium-ion batteries in Rad Power e-bikes model RP-1304 and HL-RP-S1304 and properly dispose of the batteries. The federal watchdog stated in Monday's warning that the batteries, originally manufactured in China, can unexpectedly ignite and explode, especially if the batteries or their harness has been exposed to water. A side v…

E-bike users should immediately dispose of batteries sold by Seattle-based company, federal agency warns

Cyclists who ride certain models from a Seattle-based electric bike company should immediately dispose of their bike’s batteries, according to a federal warning.

CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using Rad Power E-Bike Batteries Over Fire Risk

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using certain lithium-ion batteries sold for Rad Power Bikes e-bikes, citing a serious fire hazard that has already led to dozens of incidents and hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage. According to the agency, batteries with model numbers HL-RP-S1304 and […]