Goal Zero YETI 3000X Recall 26-712: U.S. and Canada
Check the U.S. and Canadian recalls for Goal Zero YETI 3000X power stations, the stop-use direction, and the free firmware repair.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced recall 26-712 on August 20, 2026. Health Canada issued recall RA-82608 for Canadian units on September 11, 2026. Both notices identify Goal Zero YETI 3000X portable power stations and describe a circuit-board overheating, fire, and burn hazard. Both direct owners of a covered station to stop using it immediately and obtain the free firmware repair through the Goal Zero app or by contacting Goal Zero. Charging estimates and operating examples do not override that safety direction.
Confirm the exact model
The notices name the Goal Zero YETI 3000X. CPSC says the model name appears on a nameplate under the station’s lid. Goal Zero’s U.S. recall page says the U.S. remedy covers all 120 V YETI 3000X stations, SKU 36400 / UPC 847974007563. Health Canada’s Canadian notice identifies the YETI 3000X but does not provide a voltage, SKU, or serial crosswalk. Verify the label and follow the notice for the station’s market; do not apply the U.S. SKU boundary to a Canadian unit or transfer the recall to a different Goal Zero model.
The public notices do not give a serial-number range. Goal Zero’s U.S. page says all U.S. 120 V YETI 3000X stations are included; the Canadian notice does not map the model to a voltage or SKU. Their May 2020 through August 2025 sales period is descriptive context, not a way to confirm an individual station’s status. Use Goal Zero’s current recall process and the applicable national notice for the exact unit.
Follow the stop-use and repair direction
If your unit is covered, stop using it immediately. Do not keep powering loads or use solar, wall, vehicle, pass-through, or another operating mode as a way around the recall instruction. Both national notices direct owners to a free firmware update through the Goal Zero app or to contact Goal Zero for no-cost installation. Goal Zero’s current U.S. instructions use the app’s update banner or Settings > Firmware Update; they say the app should show version 1.9.5 and the station display version 195 after completion. These version details come from Goal Zero’s U.S. page; Health Canada’s notice gives no firmware version. Follow the current instructions for the station’s market and do not resume use until the applicable repair is complete.
The notice describes the hazard and remedy; it does not provide a troubleshooting procedure or an alternate charging setup. A different input port, cable, or UPS/pass-through mode is not a substitute for checking the recall and completing its remedy. If you cannot confirm whether the station is covered or how to complete the update, contact Goal Zero using the current details in the notice.
Keep the reported facts in context
CPSC reports four incidents involving YETI 3000X stations catching fire, overheating, or smoking, with no injuries reported. Health Canada reports no incidents or injuries in Canada as of August 31, 2026. Keep these source-specific statements separate; neither is a measure of how likely an individual unit is to fail, and neither weakens the official stop-use direction for a covered station.
These notices cover the United States and Canada. They do not establish UK applicability or the recall status of another Goal Zero model. Owners elsewhere should check current local product-safety notices and Goal Zero information for their exact station.
Use charging information only after the recall check
The separate YETI 3000X solar charge-time guide explains Goal Zero’s panel-rating examples and the station’s listed 600 W actual solar-input ceiling. Those specifications help describe a charging path; they do not determine recall eligibility or replace the repair. Confirm the unit’s recall status and applicable remedy first, then follow the current Goal Zero operating instructions for any use after repair.
Key Points
- U.S. CPSC recall 26-712 and Canadian recall RA-82608 name Goal Zero YETI 3000X power stations and cite a circuit-board overheating hazard.
- Both notices direct covered units to stop use immediately and obtain a free firmware repair through Goal Zero.
- Goal Zero identifies all U.S. 120 V units as covered; the Canadian notice does not state a voltage/SKU crosswalk.
- Do not apply either national notice to another model or assume UK applicability.