This huge recall involves a lithium-ion battery that has special disposal requirements.
About 488,000 Charmast power banks are being recalled because the lithium-ion battery in the recalled power banks can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
Charmast has received 44 reports of the recalled power banks expanding, igniting, melting, overheating, or smoking, including four reports of consumers receiving burns or blisters, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The recall involves Charmast power banks, model W1056, sold only on online from Amazon from December 2018 through September 2024 for between $14 and $25.
They were sold in black, blue, green, mint, pink, and white colors. The model number is printed on the back.
Consumers should stop using the recalled power banks immediately and contact Charmast for details on how to receive a refund, the CPSC and company advise. Consumers will be required to provide photographs of their model W1056 power bank, their names, the dates of the photograph, and the severed power cord.
The CPSC said in its recall notice that the recalled lithium-ion batteries should be disposed of following procedures established by local recycling center for recalled lithium batteries, because they need to be handled differently than other batteries. Don’t throw the recalled power bank in the trash or put it in used battery recycling boxes found at some retail and home improvement stores.
For more information, call Charmast at 929-636-0293, email rcus@charmast.com, or visit https://www.charmast.com/pages/recall-info-page.
For details on other recalls, see www.recalls.gov.
