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Power bank – Amazonbasics “Portable power bank”

Serious risk Burns, Chemical, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 16 Mar 2018In the weekly report of 23 Mar 2018 (week 12, 2018)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Power bank
Brand
Amazonbasics (7 alerts)
Name
Portable power bank
Type / model
Portable External Battery ChargerModel: PB2S (2,000 mAh)
Batch
ASIN: B00LRK8EVO
Description
Portable power supply for charging a mobile device sold in brown cardboard packaging with a white label. The housing of the power bank is made of matt black plastic.
Risk
The battery of the power bank overheats easily, can explode or leak. This could result in the power bank catching fire whilst being charged unattended or users suffering burns or chemical burns when carrying the power bank in their pocket.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the manufacturer · from 26 Jan 2018
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer · from 12 Mar 2018
  • Warning consumers of the risks · from 12 Mar 2018
Notifying country
Luxembourg
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0431/18
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0431/18
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2018-012 (XML)
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