Kobalt Recall Lawsuit Alleges Yard Power Tools Equipped with Faulty Lithium-Ion Batteries

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A proposed class action lawsuit alleges that certain recalled Kobalt 24- and 48-volt trimmers, blowers, mowers, chainsaws, pruning saws, power cleaning kits and battery packs sold by Lowe’s are equipped with defective lithium-ion batteries that can short-circuit when being charged through their USB-C ports while they remain inserted into the tools.

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The 35-page complaint was filed on the heels of a July 9, 2026 United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall announcement affecting nearly 555,000 Kobalt-branded garden tools sold at Lowe’s locations nationwide and online from January through May 2026. The lawsuit against Lowe’s Companies and Greenworks North America, citing the CPSC, says Greenworks has received 34 reports of the lithium-ion batteries producing smoke, sparking or catching fire. 

Although the recall notice urged consumers to immediately stop charging the batteries while they are inserted in the affected Kobalt tools and submit their tools’ models and serial numbers to request replacement batteries, the class action lawsuit says that the initiative “fails to offer any monetary relief whatsoever.” The case also argues that the Kobalt recall was announced “far too late,” given the number of adverse reports the defendants received about the batteries. 

“Regardless,” the complaint contends, “Defendants’ attempted repairs are an ineffective remedy: they do not compensate consumers for the price premium they paid for the Tools, the diminished value of the Tools, or the burdens associated with submitting a battery replacement request.” 

Further, the case mentions that the CPSC’s own studies “indicate that consumers are less likely to comply with recalls that involve burdensome procedures or do not offer a full refund.” 

According to the lawsuit, Lowe’s and Greenworks knew or should have known about the Kobalt lithium-ion battery defect yet “did nothing” as they continued to receive reports of the batteries smoking, sparking or catching fire. The defendants, rather than issue warnings to the public or make design changes to the products, instead continued to profit from the sale of the Kobalt yard tools, which reportedly retailed for between $20 and $482, the filing alleges.

“Despite the Recall, the Defect remains, leaving the Tools unsafe, unfit for use, and worth substantially less than represented or warranted,” the suit reads. 

The Kobalt recall affected 24- and 48-volt yard power tools with USB-C batteries, bearing the model numbers KPC 3024-06, KB 324-06, KB 324D-06, KB 624-06, KB 624D-06, KOC 4248-06, KHB 6048-06, KMS 1524-06, and KCS 1448-06. 

The Kobalt recall class action lawsuit looks to cover all individuals in the United States who bought, for personal use and not for resale, Kobalt 24V and 48V yard power tools with USB-C batteries and bearing any of the above-listed model numbers during “the fullest period allowed by law.”

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