12 chargers and battery gadgets U.S. safety regulators have flagged for fire risk

Lithium-ion batteries pack a lot of energy into a small case, and when something goes wrong inside one, it can ignite in seconds. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has spent the past year pulling power banks, chargers and lanterns off shelves after fires, burns and at least one death. Here are twelve devices regulators have recalled or warned about, starting with the most serious.

1. Casely Power Pods: A Recall That Came Back

Casely’s 5,000mAh MagSafe power bank, model E33A, was first recalled in 2025, then the Consumer Product Safety Commission reannounced the recall in April 2026 after 28 additional fire reports surfaced, among them a 75-year-old New Jersey woman who died of complications from burns and a unit that exploded aboard an airplane. About 429,200 of the power banks were sold at getcasely.com, Amazon and other retailers between March 2022 and September 2024, priced from $30 to $70, before regulators pushed the second warning out to owners.

2. HTRC And Haisito T400 Chargers: Still For Sale After Dozens Of Fires

Huizhou Haitan Technology’s HTRC and Haisito T400 battery chargers drew 33 reports of fires and explosions, including three burn and smoke-inhalation injuries and $224,000 in property damage tied to the chargers, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said of the roughly 4,800 units sold. The $130 chargers were still listed on AliExpress, Amazon, Banggood, eBay and Pyrodrone as recently as March 2026, seven years after they first went on sale in 2019.

3. INIU BI-B41 Power Bank: An $18 Bestseller Turned Hazard

Sold for about $18 on Amazon, INIU’s 10,000mAh BI-B41 power bank became one of the site’s best-sellers before the company logged 15 reports of overheating, including 11 fires that caused three minor burn injuries and more than $380,000 in property damage. Only four specific serial-number ranges are covered by the recall, out of power banks sold in an eight-month window between August 2021 and April 2022, with about 210,000 units affected in total.

4. Belkin Power Banks And Charging Stands: A Familiar Name Recalled Too

Belkin’s portable power banks and wireless charging stands, sold under model numbers MMA008, BPB002 and PB0003, drew one U.S. fire report and 15 more reported overseas by the company, plus two minor burns and $37,765 in property damage abroad. About 83,500 units were pulled from Best Buy, Target, Walmart, Belkin.com, Amazon and TikTok, where they had sold for five years, from August 2020 to August 2025, for $29 to $180.

5. ESR HaloLock Power Bank: One Recall Was Not Enough

A magnetic wireless power bank from ESR, the HaloLock, was recalled in August 2025, then the recall had to be expanded to another model two months later after 20 reports of the lithium-ion battery catching fire and exploding, causing about $30,000 in property damage. No injuries were reported. About 19,500 more units, on top of the original 24,000, were sold at Amazon, Esrtech.com and Home Depot between September 2022 and July 2025 for $32 to $50.

6. Isla Rae Wireless Chargers: Checkout Lane Fire Risk

Isla Rae’s magnetic wireless charger sold for just $15 at T.J. Maxx and Marshalls checkout displays before the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled it, warning that the device can explode while in use and pose a fire and burn hazard to shoppers who picked it up as an impulse buy. About 13,200 units were sold in the U.S. between June 2024 and November 2025, plus roughly 7,000 more in Canada, with no injuries reported before importer Hello to Green pulled the chargers from TJX stores.

7. Flaunt MagSafe Chargers: The Newest Name On The List

Flaunt’s MagSafe battery charger, model E33A, is the newest entry on this list, recalled in July 2026 after five reports of the power bank overheating and catching fire, one of which burned a consumer’s hand and another that burned a consumer’s arm. About 1,400 of the $65 chargers were sold at flauntcases.com between May 2024 and April 2025, imported by iDecoz Inc. dba Flaunt and Case-Mate, before four more reports of minor property damage pushed the recall through.

8. VEEKTOMX Mini Power Bank: A Pocket Charger’s Paper Trail

A pocket-sized charger from Shenzhen Baihang, the VEEKTOMX mini power bank, sold for $24 to $30 on Amazon and was recalled in April 2026 after three reports of fires that caused minor property damage, though no injuries were reported. About 8,000 units sold between January and September 2024, in under a year, and the recall page itself is inconsistent about the model number, listing VT03 in its title and images but VT103 in its description.

9. Kogalla BatPak Power Bank: Catching Fire While Idle

Zyntony’s Kogalla BatPak and BP125 power banks, sold for $45 to $90 at Kogalla.com, can overheat and ignite even when they are not in use, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said, after two reports of batteries catching fire caused one burn injury. The damage totaled about $3,300 across a run of just 2,400 units, some sold bundled with trail lights for $180 to $230, imported by Zyntony Inc. of Draper, Utah.

10. Super Off-Road Solar Power Bank: Free Swag, Real Risk

The Super Off-Road 12,000mAh solar wireless power bank was never sold to consumers at all — it was given away as promotional swag by various companies for five years, from January 2019 through December 2023, before its lithium-ion battery turned out to swell and overheat. The Consumer Product Safety Commission logged two reports of batteries swelling, with no injuries, before importer Spector & Co. recalled about 7,400 units in the U.S. and roughly 4,964 more in Canada.

11. Energizer Rechargeable Lantern: A Trusted Brand, Recalled Anyway

Energizer’s Large Power Indicator rechargeable lantern, model BGAAL9 with a June 2024 date code, was pulled from Meijer, Blain, Fleet Wholesale and Amazon after the company reported one lithium-ion battery overheating, though no injuries resulted. About 4,100 of the $35-to-$45 lanterns, sold nationwide at Meijer, Blain and Fleet Wholesale between January and November 2025, were recalled — proof that a familiar battery name on the label is no guarantee against a fire hazard.

12. HALO Bolt ACDC Charger: No Recall, Just A Warning

The HALO Bolt ACDC 58830 portable charger never got a formal recall at all — the Consumer Product Safety Commission says the importer refused to conduct one, so the agency issued a rare unilateral safety warning telling owners to stop using the device. The warning cites reports of the chargers catching fire, including one burn injury and several cases of property damage, affecting units made in or before December 2019 and sold at Best Buy, QVC.com, Amazon and BestBuy.com for about $120 before discounts.