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LG Energy Solution recalls home/ESS batteries after thermal events, one injury
S3 · 25 May 2021 · LG Energy Solution
Record
| Company | LG Energy Solution |
| Industry | Energy storage |
| Type(s) | recall |
| Date | 25 May 2021 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | no physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record) |
| Severity | (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault) |
| Scale | US residential ESS recall, ~$350M cost |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
LG Energy Solution recalled residential ESS batteries manufactured Apr 2017-Sep 2018 (Nanjing factory) after reports of overheating; the company disclosed thermal events in the US causing property damage and one injury, and took a ~$350M charge for replacements.
Primary source
Publisher: EnergyTrend · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2021 | LG Energy Solution recalls home/ESS batteries after thermal events, one injury | EnergyTrend | EnergyTrend |
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