You would possibly wish to cease utilizing your Anker energy financial institution.
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Anker, a famend accent maker, has initiated a worldwide “voluntary recall” of its six energy banks. Whereas the corporate says there’s no fireplace danger, it’s issuing the recall out of an “abundance of warning.”
In case your Anker energy financial institution is a part of the recall, you’ll obtain a alternative or a present card after the corporate verifies your declare.
That is Anker’s second energy financial institution recall of 2025
Anker stands out for its big selection of high quality accent choices, starting from energy banks and chargers to docking stations and hubs. However lately, the corporate has needed to recall a number of of its energy banks resulting from a possible fireplace hazard. This time round, the corporate has issued a worldwide recall of six energy banks. It’s the corporate’s second main product recall this 12 months and fourth within the final two years.
So, why is Anker recalling so many energy banks out of the blue?
In its announcementthe corporate says it “applied a collection of enhanced high quality assurance protocols designed to detect manufacturing points earlier within the manufacturing cycle. These safeguards—together with expanded component-level audits and provider testing—helped us determine a possible situation with widespread, lithium-ion battery cells from a single vendor.”
Attributable to this, it has recalled the next energy banks bought worldwide:
Anker Energy Financial institution (10K, 22.5W) — Mannequin A1257
Anker Energy Financial institution (20,000mAh, 22.5W, Constructed-In USB-C Cable) — Mannequin A1647
Anker MagGo Energy Financial institution (10,000mAh, 7.5W) — Mannequin A1652
Anker Zolo Energy Financial institution (20K, 30W, Constructed-In USB-C and Lightning Cable) — Mannequin A1681
Anker Zolo Energy Financial institution (20K, 30W, Constructed-In USB-C Cable) — Mannequin A1689
A recall out of “abundance of warning”
On a constructive notice, Anker doesn’t explicitly warn of a hearth danger with the above fashions. “Whereas the chance of malfunction is taken into account minimal, out of an abundance of warning, we’ve determined to provoke a voluntary world recall of a number of Anker energy financial institution fashions,” says the corporate.
Go to Anker’s web site to test in case your energy financial institution is affected. As soon as the corporate accepts your declare, you will get a refund or present card.
