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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 threat, 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 substitute 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 wide 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 as a result of 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 yr and fourth within the final two years.
So, why is Anker recalling so many energy banks instantly?
In its announcement, the corporate says it “applied a sequence 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 establish a possible problem with frequent, lithium-ion battery cells from a single vendor.”
Attributable to this, it has recalled the next energy banks offered 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 be aware, Anker doesn’t explicitly warn of a fireplace threat with the above fashions. “Whereas the probability of malfunction is taken into account minimal, out of an abundance of warning, we’ve determined to provoke a voluntary international recall of a number of Anker energy financial institution fashions,” says the corporate.
Go to Anker’s web site to verify in case your energy financial institution is affected. As soon as the corporate accepts your declare, you may get a refund or present card.
