Amazon Recalls Battery Chargers After 53 Reports of Overheating in US

Amazon recalled six versions of AmazonBasics portable lithium-ion battery chargers/power banks after receiving 53 reports of the chargers overheating in the U.S. Reports included chemical burns due to contact with battery acid and four property damage incidents, including fire and smoke damage, said the Consumer Product Safety Commission Tuesday. Recalled products are the B00LRK8EVO, B00LRK8HJ8, B00LRK8I7O, B00LRK8IV0, B00LRK8JDC and B00ZQ4JQAA; product IDs are printed on the back of the units, it said. Specifications are 16,100 mAh; 10,000 mAh; 5,600 mAh; 2,000 mAh with micro USB cable; 3,000 mAh; and 3,000 mAh with USB micro cable. The rubberized or metallic power banks are black, rectangular and measure about 3 x 1.4 x by 0.9 inch. The power banks were sold with or without a USB charger cable and a carrying pouch, said the company. The products, manufactured by GuoGuang Electric, in China, were sold at Amazon.com, Amazon bookstores and Amazon pop-up stores from December 2014 through July 2017 for between $9 and $40, it said.