Product
Fhybat BA2800T
Category
Lawn Equipment
Report number
20250728-81AA4-2147329163
Ownership age
About 3 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20250728-81AA4-2147329163. Severity: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional. Product: Fhybat BA2800T (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7PWMNQH Fhybat BA2800T I don't have many other details as it's melted to the charger and my homeowner's insurance has not allowed me to "mess with anything".). Incident: I ordered a third-party battery for my [REDACTED] Power tools. I used the battery maybe 5-8 times over 3 months. I used it with an authentic [REDACTED] charger that has shown no signs of issues. The battery I'm reporting was used to mow my small lawn (30-45min of use, hot summer day, 90-95F), then was put back on the charger. About 1hr40min later, the battery began exploding and set fire to my garage. Fortunately, I was home and was able to squelch the fire with fire extinquisher(s) until the fire department came. There's a bunch of damage to my garage, equipment in my garage, and I also burned my foot (2nd degree) and face (1st degree) while putting out the fire. This was the battery: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7PWMNQH Fhybat - BA2800T "Fhybat 5000mAh 56 Volt BA2800T Battery Replacement for [REDACTED] 56V Batteries [REDACTED] Power Tools(Green)" The charger (which I don't believe is the issue), is the lower/standard tier [REDACTED] battery charger ([REDACTED]): [REDACTED] The amazon listing for the battery specifically names this as a compatible charger.
Official report number: 20250728-81AA4-2147329163. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.