Amazon recalls 260000 chargers due to overheating risk
E-commerce giant Amazon issued a voluntary recall Wednesday on several of its AmazonBasics-branded portable charging power banks, citing concerns over the devices overheating and melting and starting fires.
3,000 mAh and 3,000 mAh with USB micro cable. The affected devices have the AmazonBasics on the front with the part number - B00LRK8EVO, B00LRK8HJ8, B00LRK8I7O, B00LRK8IV0, B00LRK8JDC or B00ZQ4JQAA - on the back.
The power banks, used to charge smartphones and other gadgets on the go, were sold at Amazon.com, Amazon book stores and Amazon pop-up shops between December 2014 and July 2017.
Call Amazon toll-free at 855-215-5134 from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday or online anytime at https://amazonpowerbank.expertinquiry.com/ to register the product and receive a full refund.
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Amazon has removed all of the affected models from its store to prevent more from entering circulation. However, that brand has been tarnished a little today on news that some AmazonBasics power banks are a fire hazard, and Amazon sold these faulty accessories for almost three years.
If you own one of these faulty power banks, expect Amazon to get in contact with you if you purchased the product from them yourself. In this case, Gizmodo reports the power banks were made by Guoguang Electric Company Ltd.in China.
Amazon has received 53 reports of the power banks overheating in the US, 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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