Amazon Recalls Portable Power Banks Due to Fire and Chemical Burn Hazards (Recall Alert)
CPSC recall 18728. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The power bank's battery can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
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.
CPSC recall 18728 has the recall date 13 Mar 2018. The notice names the firm Guoguang Electric. The recall has about 260,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2018 has 7,200 units. This register puts the recall under 4 hazards. The first is Fire.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | 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. |
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| Units | 260,000 |
| Remedy options | Refund |
| 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. |
| Product | AmazonBasics portable power banks, About 260,000 |
| Sold at | Amazon.com, Amazon Bookstores and Amazon Pop-Up Stores from December 2014 through July 2017 for between $9 and $40. |
| Manufacturer | Guoguang Electric Company Limited, of China |
| Distributor | Amazon |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 260,000Median of 2018: 7,200
- CPSC recalls of 2018
- 258
- Recalls of 2018 with one of the same hazards
- 39%
- Recalls on the register that name Guoguang Electric
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 18728. https://recallregister.com/product/8278-amazon-recalls-portable-power-banks-due-to-fire-and-chemical-burn-haza/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 18728 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
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.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Amazon.com, Amazon Bookstores and Amazon Pop-Up Stores from December 2014 through July 2017 for between $9 and $40.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 18728?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Refund
- How many units are in CPSC recall 18728?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 260,000