Higdon Outdoors Recalls Battery Packs on XS Series Motion Waterfowl Decoys and Replacement Battery Packs Due to Fire and/or Burn Hazards
Recalled 2023-03-30. Lithium battery hazard. Here is what the CPSC published, and what you are owed.
About 45,000Units
2023-03-30Recall date
YesInjuries
The text below is quoted from the CPSC notice word for word.
- What was recalled
- This recall involves lithium-ion battery packs and replacement batteries on XS series Pulsator, Swimmer, Crazy Kicker, Flasher models of motion decoys used for waterfowl hunting. The Higdon brand is on the product and on the packaging. The following models are included in the recall and each of the recalled models contain a lithium-ion battery. All recalled batteries have a sticker on the battery and the top line on recalled batteries reads "Sun Li-ion Battery." All recalled items containing a battery labeled "Sun Li-Ion Battery" are subject to this recall. 50033 - XS Pulsator, Mallard Drake 12V 50044 - XS Pulsator, Mallard Hen 12V 50534 - XS Pulsator, Pintail 12V 52053 - XS Battleship Swimmer, Mallard Drake 12V 52064 - XS Battleship Swimmer, Mallard Hen 12V 52533 - XS Battleship Swimmer, Pintail 12V 52624 - XS Battleship Swimmer, Canvasback 12V 52243 - XS Battleship Swimmer, Bluebill 12V 53012 - XS Crazy Kicker, Mallard Drake 12V (with timer) 53072 - XS Floating Flasher, Mallard Drake 12V 53077 - XS Splashing-Flasher, Mallard Drake 12V (with timer) 50734 - XS Pulsator, Canada Goose 12V 52753 - XS Swimmer Canada Goose 12V 50053 - XS pulsator mallard combo pack Drake/Drake 50054 - XS pulsator mallard combo pack Drake/Hen 54034 - XS pulsator and Swimmer combo pack Drake/Drake 99117 - XS Battery 12v 2.5Ah Li-ion, 2021 (for all XS motion)
- The hazard
- The recalled waterfowl decoys' lithium-ion battery packs or replacement battery packs can overheat while charging or soon after charging, posing a fire and/or burn hazard.
- Injuries
- The firm has received 20 reports of overheating, including nine fires, seven of which involved property damage. No injuries have been reported.
- The remedy
- Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled XS motion decoy battery packs and XS replacement battery packs and contact Higdon Outdoors for free replacement battery packs and chargers.
The details
What a recall entitles you to
A refund, a repair or a replacement. The notice says which. It costs you
nothing and there is usually no receipt requirement.
Stop using the product first. Recalls do not expire. An old one still counts.
The full CPSC notice, including photographs, is at cpsc.gov.
Source: CPSC SaferProducts recall feed, retrieved 2026-08-06. Newest recall on file 2026-07-30.
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