Ryobi Model P108 Part# 130429049

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20150611-03A26-2147431153. Severity: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional. Matched catalog product: Ryobi Model P108 Part# 130429049. Source model text: 130429049, 130429050, 130429054, 130429054. Incident: I have 4 of the 18V Ryobi Lithium-Ion batteries that are similar to batteries that were recalled in 2013 and all 4 have melted due to excessive heat during use where the terminals connect into the equipment.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20140520-B665D-2147444376. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Ryobi Model P108 Part# 130429049. Source model text: P108, P113. Incident: on 09/11/2013, we suffered a house fire. The fire started in the garage where I had a ryobi battery charger charging a battery pack. You have recalls for both items. The recall numbers are 14-014 and 13-124. We suffered a loss of almost $400,000.oo plus or minus. The models are P113 and P108. I have my receipt for the recent purchase of the batteries before the fire.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20130712-B0023-2147454243. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Product: Ryobi Model P108 Part# 130429049 (Ryobi 18V Li-Ion Battery, Model P108 Part# 130429049). Incident: Battery Explosion- Single battery was on charger, heard ticking noise, unplugged charger from wall, removed excessively hot battery from charger seat, 15 minutes later it exploded into a 10' fireball sending internal battery cells all over my kitchen which also independently exploded into similar fireballs. Purchased two Ryobi P108 batteries for $99/each from Home Depot approximately during the first week of June. Immediately experienced charge issues. Battery charge indicators showed full charge, but device using the battery would stop functioning after 20 seconds. Turning the device off and back on would repeat the situation. Brought both batteries to Home Depot store purchased from, was advised they couldn't replace the batteries in store, it would have to be done through Ryobi- But they would call and setup the exchange process. They wanted a device to put the battery in, which I had in my vehicle and repeated the issue. Ryobi wanted Home Depot to put the batteries in a charger to perform a test function, which they did not have available and at that point the store manager exchanged the batteries for two new ones. No mention of any fire or explosion hazard was mentioned by either Ryobi while home depot was on the phone w/ them, or by any Home Depot Employee. Ryobi is exclusively sold through Home Depot. The replaced batteries were used one time. One of the two batteries was placed on the Ryobi charger on 7/11 which does a diagnostic test each time a battery is inserted, test passed and charge process begun. Around 12:15 AM on 7/12 the battery failed and exploded.