Product Recall: East Penn Manufacturing Deka Batteries

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US/Washington: As of Friday, July 14, 2023, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), a division of the US Department of Transportation, posted a total of eighty-nine (89) vehicle, tire, accessory or other automotive-related product recalls this past month. Are yours listed? http://ht.ly/cXy430qH5Ln

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Additional information:
Among the eighty-nine (89) recalls the NHTSA announced in June came news of the following:

East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc. (“East Penn”), a Lyon Station, Pennsylvania establishment, has recalled an estimated 2,139 Deka Batteries, model 648MF, marketed, sold and delivered in the United States.

Recall Category: Electrical System – Incomplete electrical connection in Battery

NHTSA Safety Notification 23E044000 reports the electrical connection between the Internal Battery Cell and External Terminal may be incomplete, which can cause an electrical spark.

Specifically, the defect at issue involves an incomplete electrical connection between the Internal Battery Cell and the External Terminal. This condition can be present in both or one of the Terminals in the Battery. This is an internal defect, not an external or visual defect. The defect can only be identified by a destructive product analysis.

According to the NHTSA, an electrical spark increases the risk of serious injury and/or life-changing results. Specifically, injury caused by potential rupture of the Battery. Rupture can only happen if the Battery is in a charged condition, the electrical connection is broken, and an electrical spark occurs internal to the Battery.

While load is applied, the Internal Post Connection to the External Post needs to separate and create a spark to ignite the internal gases and create the rupture, which also extinguishes the spark.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat burns, scalds, explosive blast injury, smoke inhalation and/or respiratory and/or cardiac injury.

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Proposed Remedy:
East Penn will reimburse owners, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for recall notification. Owners may contact East Penn Customer Service toll-free at 1-888-844-7704 during normal business hours, Monday to Friday, Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) for more information. No manufacturer’s designation was listed for this recall at press time.

Owners of the recalled vehicles may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety (“NHTSA”) Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or visit the NHTSA’s Web site at http://www.nhtsa.gov.

Because these Deka Batteries are OEM parts, you may not be aware your vehicle has been equipped with one. When in doubt, please consult your Owners Manual, your authorized Dealer and/or your vehicle’s Manufacturer.

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More information about this recall:
NHTSA Campaign Number: 23E046000
Recalls Direct RIN: 17330-2023
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