If you’ve been thinking about getting a power bank as a holiday gift, make sure that Charmast model W1056 products aren’t in your Amazon cart – or wrapped under the tree. They’ve recently been recalled due to fire risks, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Per a Thursday recall notice, 488,000 units of the lithium-ion batteries manufactured in China and sold by Shenzhen Charmast Technology Co. Ltd., could overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn risks. So far, there have been 44 reports of the recalled power banks expanding, igniting, melting, overheating or smoking, including four reports of consumers getting burned or blistered.
Power banks covered by the recall were sold in black, blue, green, mint, pink and white colors. The brand name “Charmast” is printed on the front and “Model: W1056” is printed on the back. They were sold online at Amazon.com from December 2018 through this September 2024 for between $14 and $25.
“Recalled lithium-ion batteries should be disposed of in accordance with any local and state ordinances, following the procedures established by your municipal recycling center for damaged/defective/recalled lithium batteries, because these potentially hazardous batteries must be handled differently than other batteries,” said the Consumer Product Safety Commission. “Do not throw this recalled power bank in the trash. Do not deposit this recalled power bank in used battery recycling boxes found at various retail and home improvement stores.”
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Any consumers who have purchased the power banks should stop using them immediately. To receive a full refund for the products, consumers can contact Charmast and provide photographs of their model W1056 power bank, their names and dates of the photograph written in indelible (permanent) marker above the label, and the severed power cord, the Consumer Product Safety Commission instructed.
In other recall news, the Consumer Product Safety Commission also issued a recent recall of some models of Stanley mugs.
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