Overview
- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission disclosed the recall covering Powerwall 2 units sold from November 2020 through December 2022 for about $8,000.
- Regulators and Tesla have 22 reports of overheating, including six involving smoke and five fires causing minor property damage, with no injuries reported.
- Tesla has remotely discharged most affected systems and is notifying owners via the app, leaving backup power unavailable until replacements are installed.
- Tesla says all recalled units will be replaced at no cost, Powerwall 3 is not affected, and the supplier tied to the third-party cell defect was not identified.
- Shares of Tesla fell after the announcement, and the U.S. action follows a similar Powerwall 2 recall in Australia; Electrek also reports claims that internal concerns predated today’s disclosure.