Product
Ryobi model P108; part number 130429075
Category
Electronics
Report number
20190612-063FB-2147380464
Ownership age
About 10 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Overheating
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20190612-063FB-2147380464. Matched catalog product: Ryobi model P108; part number 130429075. Source model text: P108. Incident: While using a Ryobi string trimmer the positive pole on the battery got hot to the point it melted the surrounding plastic. The metal contact was hot enough to burn a hand.
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Official report number: 20190612-063FB-2147380464. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.