InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : VIC – Battery storage

VIC – Battery storage

Name: Stromspeicher VIC

Category: 10

Date: 2026-01-09

Product Category: Electrical appliances and equipment

Risk Type: Fire

Danger: Due to the lack of battery management system, the cells in the battery storage are not protected from temperatures outside their specifications; the product also lacks protection against charging currents outside their specifications. Therefore, under high ambient temperature the lithium-ion cells may catch fire. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation nor with the European standard EN 62619.

Measures: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risksDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: Unknown

Description: Battery storage for photovoltaic systems.

Notifying Country: Germany

Country of Origin: Germany

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

VIC - Battery storage

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