More than 1 million Anker PowerCore power banks are being recalled due to fire and burn hazards after nearly two dozen reports of them overheating, causing fires and explosions.
Owners of Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks with the model number A1263 should stop using the recalled devices immediately and contact Anker for a free replacement.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the power banks in question were sold on Amazon, Newegg and eBay from June 2016 through December 2022. At least 1,158,000 of the A1263 power banks have been sold.
Anker has received 19 reports of fires and explosions, including two reports of minor burn injuries, and 11 reports of property damage totaling more than $60,700.
If you’re one of the many, many people who own one of the recalled power banks, do not dispose of it in the trash, recycling bin or in used battery recycling boxes, where it could cause a fire. Instead, contact your local collection center or electronics recycling service for further instructions.
Consumers with recalled power banks can submit a form online here to receive either a replacement power bank or a $30 gift card.
While a recall of 1.1 million devices is nothing to sniff at, it’s peanuts compared to Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 snafu in 2016, which also had batteries that could spontaneously ignite.
After one of the infamous phones ignited on a Southwest flight, forcing its evacuation, consumers with the premium smartphones were banned from flying with them, even when turned off.
Some 2.5 million of the devices had to be recalled, leading to an estimated $5 billion in lost revenue for the Korean tech giant.