Anker Recalls More Than 1.1 Million Power Banks
- Reference: 0178041797
- News link: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/06/13/2025259/anker-recalls-more-than-11-million-power-banks
- Source link:
> According to [2]a notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the lithium-ion battery inside certain "PowerCore 10000" made by Anker, a China-based electronics maker, can overheat. That can lead to the "melting of plastic components, smoke and fire hazards," Anker said in [3]an announcement . The company added that it was conducting the recall "out of an abundance of caution to ensure the safety of our customers."
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> The recalled "PowerCore 10000" power banks have a model number of A1263. They were sold online at Anker's website -- as well as Amazon, eBay and Newegg -- between June 2016 and December 2022 for about $27 across the U.S., according to the recall notice. Consumers can check their serial number at Anker's site to determine whether their power bank is included in the recall.
[1] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anker-powercore-power-bank-recall-lithium-ion-batteries/
[2] https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/More-than-One-Million-Anker-Power-Banks-Recalled-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards-Manufactured-by-Anker-Innovations
[3] https://www.anker.com/a1263-recall
Anker's really getting hit right now (Score:5, Funny)
This is the [1]second major recall in two days! [slashdot.org]
[1] https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/12/1649201/anker-recalls-over-11-million-power-banks-due-to-fire-and-burn-risks
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Now they need to issue a recall on BeauHD for dupes.
Just don't typo Anker's form (Score:2)
So, I have one of the power banks. And I'm not 100% sure I'm reading the serial number properly, because it's years old and the writing is rubbing off the power bank.
I would have expected the form to have 3 outputs:
- Yes
- No
- Invalid serial number
But the form is apparently only looking for exact matches, and saying ANYTHING else isn't effected. If you put in "NoSuchSerial", it'll say "not affected".
This gives me very little confidence my unit is not affected. And makes me very hesitant to buy anything An
And, with a better macro lens... (Score:3)
I was able to bring out enough detail to read that I *had* misread the serial number. And my unit *is* affected.
Anker needs to recall their recall.
Duplicate (Score:2)
Why is this posted AGAIN. It was just posted yesterday:
[1]https://it.slashdot.org/story/... [slashdot.org]
I even replied:
[2]https://slashdot.org/comments.... [slashdot.org]
[1] https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/12/1649201/anker-recalls-over-11-million-power-banks-due-to-fire-and-burn-risks
[2] https://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=23716877&cid=65446021
Chinese batteries (Score:1, Funny)
Why does this keep going so wrong?
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There is no significant amount of made-out-of-China batteries on the market. So if something goes wrong with batteries, they most likely are Chinese batteries.
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There is also no indication that anybody else would do significantly better.
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> tesla keep cathing fire
Only around liberals. They don't have Anker batteries.
Re: Chinese batteries (Score:2)
Westerners have been conditioned to think "China bad", so it's no surprise this is mentioned in the article, and the majority fall for this line of thinking.
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> Westerners have been conditioned to think "China bad", so it's no surprise this is mentioned in the article, and the majority fall for this line of thinking.
Chinese citizens taught us that. For example when Chinese citizens were first given access to Hong Kong they flooded stores buying baby formula and other western product because of poor quality, and dangerous contamination, of many Chinese food products.
"Food safety is an important public health problem for the entire world, especially developing countries. Food safety incidents in China in the recent years have threatened the health of the Chinese citizens.[1] Many products, including chicken, pork, bee
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> You forgot the part where the people responsible for the melamine in the baby formula got a bullet to the head.
Only because it involved domestic products. What Chinese businessmen have faced the death penalty for dangerous products shipped to foreigners?
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The problem with China is basically they are well known for cheap crap. That is crap. The only reason it exists is because it's cheap. AliExpress, Temu, Shein, etc. are all purveyors of cheap Chinese crap.
However, China can build quality stuff - if you ask for it, they can build very high quality products. But it will also cost more.
Of course, the Chinese also have the belief that Western products, because they haven't gone through the Chinese "cut corners to save pennies" thing, are better. Or generally be
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One could also ask why do boeing aircraft keep crashing. When you dominate the market, good and bad things happen in larger numbers.