Product Recall Number: 18-728
Why was AmazonBasics portable power banks recalled?
The power bank’s battery can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards.
Product Recall Number: 18-728
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2018-03-13
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: AmazonBasics portable power banks
Description: This recall involves six versions of AmazonBasics’ portable lithium-ion battery chargers/power banks: 16,100 mAh; 10,000 mAh; 5,600 mAh; 2,000 mAh with micro USB cable; 3,000 mAh and 3,000 mAh with USB micro cable. The rubberized or metallic power banks are black and rectangular. They measure about 3 inches long by 1.4 inch high by 0.9 inch wide. The power banks were sold with or without a USB charger cable and a carrying pouch. The AmazonBasics logo is printed on the front of the unit. Product ID number B00LRK8EVO, B00LRK8HJ8, B00LRK8I7O, B00LRK8IV0, B00LRK8JDC or B00ZQ4JQAA is printed on the back of the unit.
Hazard Description: The power bank’s battery can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 260,000
Incidents: Amazon has received 53 reports of the power banks overheating in the U.S., including one report of chemical burns due to contact with battery acid and four reports of property damage, including fire and smoke damage.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately unplug and stop using the recalled power banks and contact Amazon for instructions on how to return the unit and receive a full refund. All known purchasers are being contacted directly by the firm.
Sold At: Amazon.com, Amazon Bookstores and Amazon Pop-Up Stores from December 2014 through July 2017 for between $9 and $40.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Guoguang Electric Company Limited, of China
Distributors: Amazon, of Seattle, Wash.
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed