Anker’s energy financial institution recall is now backed by the federal government

Practically half 1,000,000 Anker energy banks are being recalled by the corporate, after an investigation by the U.S. Client Product Security Fee (CPSC) discovered over thirty experiences of fireside and explosion incidents related to the units.

The recall entails Anker Energy Banks with mannequin numbers A1647, A1652, A1257, A1681, and A1689, a quantity which will be discovered within the mannequin itemizing however can be engraved on the again or aspect of the ability financial institution. About 481,000 of those energy banks that have been beforehand bought are affected.

“Customers ought to instantly cease utilizing the recalled energy banks and go to Anker’s Recall Web page to confirm the product serial quantity and register for the recall,” the CPSC wrote in an advisory. Anker additionally publishes a separate product recollects web page as nicely.

The recall contains a few of the energy banks that Anker itself voluntarily recalled again in June, although that recall additionally included the Mannequin A1263 Energy Financial institution, one which the CPSC recall doesn’t identify. Anker additionally recalled the A1642, A1647, and A1652 energy banks in Sept. 2024.

The CPSC advises towards merely throwing the affected battery packs away. “Recalled lithium-ion batteries have to be disposed of otherwise than different batteries, as a result of they current a higher threat of fireside,” the company mentioned.

Amazon seems to have pulled the affected energy banks from its buying pages, though the CPSC additionally mentioned that the ability banks had been bought at AliExpress, eBay, Walmart, and through TikTok from August 2023 to June 2025. They price about $30 to $50 per energy financial institution. What must you purchase as an alternative? Seek the advice of our checklist of the most effective energy banks for some concepts.

With greater than three months remaining in 2025, the CPSC mentioned that it had issued 376 recollects and security warnings, a document. The Trump administration has sought to interchange a number of commissioners on the panel, claiming they violated the non-partisan nature of the company.