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Product

Ryobi Ryobi Battery pack Model: P108 4ah, 72Wh

Category

Charger & Power Accessory

Report number

20120607-EC3CC-2147466835

Ownership age

About 48 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20120607-EC3CC-2147466835. Matched catalog product: Ryobi Ryobi Battery pack Model: P108 4ah, 72Wh. Source model text: Ryobi Touch Start Model RY29550. Incident: While trying to start my Ryobi Touch Start Model RY29550 electric start gasoline powered string trimmer, the fuel line crumbled spilling fuel down the engine and on to my hands. Fortunately this was a cold start and not a restart while trimming, so nothing caught fire.

This is a consumer incident report published on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by people outside of CPSC. It is not automatically an official recall or manufacturer admission.
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Official report number: 20120607-EC3CC-2147466835. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.