The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that the following voluntary recall alert was posted in cooperation with the firm listed below.  Recalls can be viewed at www.cpsc.gov.

Company Name:  

Amphenol Industrial Solar Technologies, of Shenzhen, China (connectors) and SolarWorld Americas Inc., of Hillsboro, Ore. (solar panels)

Product Name:

Connectors soled with solar panels

Quantity:

About 97,000

Hazard:

The connectors that are attached to the solar panels can develop microscopic cracks that allow moisture to leak into them while the system is producing electricity, posing an electrical shock hazard.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission | www.cpsc.gov