Goal Zero LLC has recalled about 10,000 of its Sherpa 50 and 120 rechargeable battery packs used to charge cell phones, tablets, laptops and other devices because they can overcharge, overheat, bulge and melt the battery packs enclosure, posing a fire hazard and risk of property damage.

Goal Zero has received one report of a fire and two reports of property damage due to the battery packs overheating.  One consumer reported becoming ill after breathing fumes from an overheated battery pack.

The battery packs can be plugged into an A/C wall outlet, a 12 volt car charger or an attachable solar panel for recharging.  The lithium ion iron phosphate battery packs are silver and black. Goal Zero and Sherpa 50 or 120 are printed on one side of the battery pack in the location indicated by the arrow in the photograph to the left. The serial number is printed on the other side. Serial numbers that start with S/N 11002 or S/N 11102 are included in the recall. Sherpa 50 battery packs with serial numbers starting with S50 are not included in this recall.

The battery packs were sold by REI and other sporting goods stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and Goalzero.com from March 2010 through November 2013 for between $200 and $400.

Goal Zero, which is based in Bluffdale, UT, imported the battery packs from China.