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SolarWorld Recalls Connectors Sold with Solar Panels Due to Electrical Shock Hazard (Recall Alert) is CPSC recall #17736, announced on March 28, 2017. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves Amphenol UTX PV model connectors sold with solar panels. The electrical connectors are used to connect various types of photovoltaic solar panels to the electrical connection system. The connectors have a black plastic exterior with "Amphenol" and "UTX PV" stamped on the end. They consist of a male pin on one end and a female socket on the other end. The remedy is consumers should immediately contact solarworld for a free replacement connector. solarworld has contacted all purchasers of this product directly.. Affected brands: Amphenol Industrial Solar Technologies, SolarWorld Americas Inc..
This recall involves Amphenol UTX PV model connectors sold with solar panels. The electrical connectors are used to connect various types of photovoltaic solar panels to the electrical connection system. The connectors have a black plastic exterior with "Amphenol" and "UTX PV" stamped on the end. They consist of a male pin on one end and a female socket on the other end.
Affected products
Connectors sold with solar panels
Recalled brands
Amphenol Industrial Solar Technologies, SolarWorld Americas Inc.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately contact SolarWorld for a free replacement connector. SolarWorld has contacted all purchasers of this product directly.
Recall date
March 28, 2017
CPSC recall #17736 covers SolarWorld Recalls Connectors Sold with Solar Panels Due to Electrical Shock Hazard (Recall Alert), announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on March 28, 2017. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves Amphenol UTX PV model connectors sold with solar panels. The electrical connectors are used to connect various types of photovoltaic solar panels to the electrical connection system. The connectors have a black plastic exterior with "Amphenol" and "UTX PV" stamped on the end. They consist of a male pin on one end and a female socket on the other end.
The CPSC remedy for recall #17736 is consumers should immediately contact solarworld for a free replacement connector. solarworld has contacted all purchasers of this product directly.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
If you sell SolarWorld Recalls Connectors Sold with Solar Panels Due to Electrical Shock Hazard (Recall Alert) on Shopify, stop selling the affected units immediately, notify customers who purchased them, and consider whether you have a Section 15(b) reporting obligation to the CPSC. RecallDocket helps Shopify merchants identify affected SKUs and prepare the required safety report.
The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/Solar-World-Recalls-Connectors-Sold-with-Solar-Panels-Recall-Alert. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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