Recalled from consumers
Voluntary measure
Notified by Austria
Published 27 Aug 2026
SR/02311/26
Hoval solar collector recalled over fire risk
EU authorities recalled this product (Hoval solar collector) after it was found to pose a fire risk. Here is how to tell if you have it, and what to do next.
How to identify it
- Product
- Wood-framed, in-roof solar collectors, using a heat transfer fluid.
- Brand
- Hoval
- Barcode
- Not listed in the notice
- Batch / lot
- 2004206, 2004207, 2036244, 6046100
- Made in
- Unknown
- Category
- Construction products
Why it's dangerous
Fire
The heat transfer fluid‘s auto-ignition temperature of the solar collector is too low. Under high outside temperatures if a leak develops, allowing sufficient fluid to escape, a fire may develop. The risk is caused exclusively by specific heat transfer fluids.
The product does not comply with the Construction Products Regulation.
What the authorities did
Measure
Recall of the product from end users
Type
Voluntary
Notified by
Austria
Source
EU Safety Gate notification
SR/02311/26
View official notice ↗
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