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Product

Ryobi 40v lithium battery

Category

Electronics

Report number

20260705-67838-2147314414

Ownership age

Not stated

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20260705-67838-2147314414. Severity: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional. Product: Ryobi 40v lithium battery (40v lithium battery for outdoor ryobi products). Incident: Yesterday July 4th, 2026 at or around 11:30am we experienced a 40v ryobi lithium battery spontaneously catch fire in our back yard. This cause not one but two batteries catch fire and damage the shelf they were stored on. We were able to contain it after a while with fire extinguishers and water.

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Official report number: 20260705-67838-2147314414. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.