Have any GPSMAP inreach units caught fire?

4562946 over 1 year ago

It appears the battery in ours experienced thermal runaway?

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Garmin-Leslie over 1 year ago +1 verified

4562946We are sorry to hear about the issue you are reporting. We take a matter like this very seriously and we will be reaching out to you directly to gather additional information.
4562946 over 1 year ago in reply to twolpert +1 verified

We've reached out Garmin and have a return ticket, we'll send it back this week. My concern and question to the forum is "has anyone experienced a fire with there Inreach GPSMAP devices?".…

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0 twolpert over 1 year ago

Open a support ticket, whether it's still under warranty or not.

+1 4562946 over 1 year ago in reply to twolpert

We've reached out Garmin and have a return ticket, we'll send it back this week. My concern and question to the forum is "has anyone experienced a fire with there Inreach GPSMAP devices?". Our biggest offshore sailing fear is a fire.

0 atlas_cached over 1 year ago

How did you get the battery out of the device? Was there any internal damage?

0 4562946 over 1 year ago in reply to atlas_cached

We removed the back, 6 screws, then removed the battery. The battery was deformed but I did not see any indication of damage to the unit itself. I was hoping the battery was replaceable but it appears to have been soldered in place.

0 atlas_cached over 1 year ago in reply to 4562946

The good news is it did not catch fire this time!

+1 Garmin-Leslie over 1 year ago

4562946We are sorry to hear about the issue you are reporting. We take a matter like this very seriously and we will be reaching out to you directly to gather additional information.

0 1874793 over 1 year ago

In any case, DO NOT send that battery anywhere by air!