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Amazon Recalls Portable Power Banks Due to Fire and Chemical Burn Hazards (Recall Alert) is CPSC recall #18728, announced on March 13, 2018. The CPSC cites the following hazard: 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. The remedy is 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.. Affected brands: Guoguang Electric Company Limited, Amazon.
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.
Affected products
AmazonBasics portable power banks
Recalled brands
Guoguang Electric Company Limited, Amazon
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.
Recall date
March 13, 2018
CPSC recall #18728 covers Amazon Recalls Portable Power Banks Due to Fire and Chemical Burn Hazards (Recall Alert), announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on March 13, 2018. The CPSC cites the following hazard: 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.
The CPSC remedy for recall #18728 is 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.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2018/Amazon-Recalls-Portable-Power-Banks-Due-to-Fire-and-Chemical-Burn-Hazards-Recall-Alert. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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