Tesla recalls 10,500 Powerwall 2 battery systems due to overheating, fire risk

Tesla is recalling astir 10,500 units of its Powerwall 2, a backup artillery for residential use, according to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission disclosure retired Thursday.

"The lithium-ion artillery cells successful definite Powerwall 2 systems tin origin the portion to halt functioning during mean use, which tin effect successful overheating and, successful immoderate cases, fume oregon occurrence and tin origin decease oregon superior wounded owed to occurrence and pain hazards," the CPSC callback notice said.

While Elon Musk's electrical conveyance and cleanable vigor institution blamed the contented connected a "third-party artillery compartment defect," it did not sanction the supplier.

The callback announcement said Tesla antecedently received 22 lawsuit reports of the Powerwall 2 overheating, including 5 fires resulting successful "minor spot damage," but nary known injuries.

Tesla's Powerwall products are sold via its Energy division, on with giant, backup batteries that are built for utility-scale projects and usage astatine ample concern facilities.

The Powerwalls enactment with Tesla's star photovoltaics, oregon star rooftops, and tin store energy successful a location for usage astatine a aboriginal time, including during blackouts oregon during days oregon hours erstwhile energy prices are higher.

In a abstracted announcement connected Tesla's website, the institution emphasized that the contented does not impact owners of newer exemplary Powerwall systems, specifically Powerwall 3. The institution website besides said, "all affected units are being replaced astatine nary outgo to customers."

Tesla's biggest maturation motor successful the 3rd 4th of 2025 came from its vigor division, which sells Powerwalls. Tesla Energy saw gross leap 44% to $3.42 cardinal successful the 3rd quarter, and arsenic of the extremity of September, its vigor conception represented astir one-quarter of Tesla's wide revenue.

Tesla shares fell by much than 7% connected Thursday. Representatives for Tesla did not respond to a petition for comment.