model
BAT414
The GSR12V-140FCB22 Kit includes the Bosch BAT414 12V Max Lithium-Ion 2.0 Ah cylinder battery pack designed for Bosch 12V Max cordless power tools. It features a sealed housing with insertion stem and side release tabs for secure tool attachment.
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Model details
Model number: BAT414
Also known as: Robert Bosch GmbH, Bosch Power Tools, GSR12V-140FCB22 Kit Battery (BAT414), BAT414
Symptoms
- The battery provides normal initial power but reaches depletion much sooner than a comparable healthy 2.0 Ah Bosch 12V Max pack in the same ordinary task.
The battery provides normal initial power but reaches depletion much sooner than a 1. Fully charge the suspect battery on a designated charger at normal room temperature
- An externally sound, fully inserted BAT414 pack produces no usable output in a compatible Bosch 12V Max tool.
An externally sound, fully inserted BAT414 pack produces no usable output in a 1. Remove the battery from the tool and inspect the housing, insertion stem, release tabs,
- The battery is actively smoking, hissing, venting gas, sparking, burning, melting, leaking, or rapidly escalating in temperature.
The battery is actively smoking, hissing, venting gas, sparking, burning, melting, leaking, 1. Move away immediately, keep other people and pets away, and do not touch, carry,
- Charging starts or stops when the battery is moved or held
shifted, lifted, or held in one position. FM-07
- A fully charged pack becomes unusable after a short cool, dry storage interval even though it was not left in a tool or charger.
A fully charged pack becomes unusable after a short cool, dry storage interval even 1. Fully charge the pack on a designated charger, remove it from both charger and tool,
- The charger indication or charge cycle changes when the seated battery is touched, shifted, lifted, or held in one position.
The charger indication or charge cycle changes when the seated battery is touched, 1. Stop wiggling the battery, unplug the charger, and remove the pack so arcing or
- The pack is fully or partly engaged but cannot be removed by operating the normal release and pulling straight.
The pack is fully or partly engaged but cannot be removed by operating the normal 1. Turn the tool off or unplug the charger, secure the assembly on a stable surface, and
- A compatible tool starts normally, then loses all battery output suddenly during an ordinary task while the trigger remains commanded.
A compatible tool starts normally, then loses all battery output suddenly during an 1. Release the tool trigger immediately, wait for all motion to stop, remove the battery, and
- The stable pack is cracked, crushed, punctured, burned, deformed, swollen, corroded, or has damaged contacts, barriers, insertion stem, or release tabs.
The stable pack is cracked, crushed, punctured, burned, deformed, swollen, corroded, or 1. Remove the battery from every tool and charger only if safe, keep metal away from the
- The cylinder pack stops before the normal seated position or requires abnormal force in a compatible Bosch 12V Max tool or approved charger.
The cylinder pack stops before the normal seated position or requires abnormal force in a 1. Confirm BAT414 is printed on the battery and the mating product is Bosch 10.8V/12V
- The pack inserts fully but one or both side release tabs do not retain it, or the pack can pull out without pressing both tabs.
The pack inserts fully but one or both side release tabs do not retain it, or the pack can 1. Stop using an interface that cannot retain the battery and remove the pack so it cannot
- The tool continues to run but power is continuously low, uneven, or surging instead of stopping completely.
The tool continues to run but power is continuously low, uneven, or surging instead of 1. Stop the tool, remove the battery, and inspect the pack for heat, swelling, damage,
Failure Modes
- FM-05: FM-05 THE BATTERY LOSES CHARGE RAPIDLY WHILE STORED AND DISCONNECTED
The battery loses charge rapidly while stored and disconnected, becoming unusable after a short cool, dry storage interval.
- FM-06 THE BATTERY WILL NOT BEGIN OR COMPLETE CHARGING AFTER CORRECT SEATING AND TEMPERATURE
FM-06 THE BATTERY WILL NOT BEGIN OR COMPLETE CHARGING AFTER CORRECT SEATING AND TEMPERATURE
- FM-03: FM-03 TOOL POWER IS WEAK, SURGES, OR DROPS WITHOUT A COMPLETE CUTOFF
FM-03 TOOL POWER IS WEAK, SURGES, OR DROPS WITHOUT A COMPLETE CUTOFF
- FM-14: FM-14 THE BATTERY IS STUCK AND WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE TOOL OR CHARGER
The battery is fully or partly engaged but cannot be removed by operating the normal release and pulling straight.
- FM-02: FM-02 THE TOOL STARTS, THEN BATTERY OUTPUT CUTS OFF ABRUPTLY UNDER ORDINARY LOAD
FM-02 THE TOOL STARTS, THEN BATTERY OUTPUT CUTS OFF ABRUPTLY UNDER ORDINARY LOAD
- FM-04: FM-04 RUNTIME IS MUCH SHORTER THAN NORMAL AFTER A CONFIRMED FULL CHARGE
FM-04 RUNTIME IS MUCH SHORTER THAN NORMAL AFTER A CONFIRMED FULL CHARGE
- FM-13 THE BATTERY REACHES THE SEATED POSITION BUT WILL NOT LATCH OR DISENGAGES
The battery inserts fully but one or both side release tabs do not retain it, or the battery can be pulled out without pressing both tabs.
- FM-09: FM-09 ACTIVE BATTERY HAZARD - SMOKE, HISSING, VENTING, SPARKS, FLAME, MELTING, OR LEAKAGE
Active battery hazard with smoke, hissing, venting, sparks, flame, melting, or leakage indicating thermal runaway or severe damage.
- FM-12 THE BATTERY WILL NOT INSERT FULLY INTO A COMPATIBLE TOOL OR CHARGER
FM-12 THE BATTERY WILL NOT INSERT FULLY INTO A COMPATIBLE TOOL OR CHARGER
- FM-11: FM-11 THE BATTERY WAS WET, SUBMERGED, OR EXPOSED TO CONDUCTIVE OR CORROSIVE LIQUID
The battery was exposed to water or conductive/corrosive liquids, causing damage or unsafe conditions.
- FM-10: FM-10 THE HOUSING, STEM, RELEASE TAB, TERMINAL, BARRIER, OR PACK BODY IS DAMAGED OR SWOLLEN
FM-10 THE HOUSING, STEM, RELEASE TAB, TERMINAL, BARRIER, OR PACK BODY IS DAMAGED OR SWOLLEN
- FM-01: FM-01 THE KIT BATTERY WILL NOT POWER A KNOWN-GOOD COMPATIBLE BOSCH 12V MAX TOOL
A fully inserted, externally sound BAT414 battery produces no usable output in a compatible Bosch 12V Max tool.
Related troubleshooting
Common symptoms
- The battery provides normal initial power but reaches depletion much sooner than a comparable healthy 2.0 Ah Bosch 12V Max pack in the same ordinary task.
- An externally sound, fully inserted BAT414 pack produces no usable output in a compatible Bosch 12V Max tool.
- The battery is actively smoking, hissing, venting gas, sparking, burning, melting, leaking, or rapidly escalating in temperature.
- Charging starts or stops when the battery is moved or held
- A fully charged pack becomes unusable after a short cool, dry storage interval even though it was not left in a tool or charger.
- The charger indication or charge cycle changes when the seated battery is touched, shifted, lifted, or held in one position.
- The pack is fully or partly engaged but cannot be removed by operating the normal release and pulling straight.
- A compatible tool starts normally, then loses all battery output suddenly during an ordinary task while the trigger remains commanded.
- The stable pack is cracked, crushed, punctured, burned, deformed, swollen, corroded, or has damaged contacts, barriers, insertion stem, or release tabs.
- The cylinder pack stops before the normal seated position or requires abnormal force in a compatible Bosch 12V Max tool or approved charger.