The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled approximately 32,400 XO Poppy Power Trip magnetic wireless power banks sold exclusively at TJX and Marshalls stores, warning that the lithium-ion battery inside can overheat and ignite. The recall, posted Sept. 3, covers three color variants of the $15 charger sold nationwide between April 2025 and March 2026. No injuries had been reported as of the notice.
A $15 impulse buy near the checkout line is not the kind of purchase most shoppers research closely. That is exactly the price point where this recall lands.
A magnetic charger with a battery that can ignite
The XO Poppy Power Trip is a magnetic wireless charger that snaps onto the back of a compatible phone rather than plugging in with a cable. All three color versions sold under the same model number, PYPBK5M, and all three drew the identical hazard warning once the underlying cell was flagged.
“The lithium-ion battery in the recalled power banks can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers,” the CPSC’s recall notice states. The agency’s notice does not describe any specific incidents that prompted the action, only the hazard itself and the affected item numbers.
The item numbers include a cream model with item number PY-PBK5M-CR2, a cream version printed with a pink bow with item number PY-PBK5M-BW8, and a black version printed with a teddy bear design carrying item number PY-PBK5M-TB2, according to the notice. Shoppers can check the number printed on the packaging above the barcode against that list to confirm whether their own charger is covered.
Truststone Group’s import chain runs through Vietnam
The power banks were imported by Truststone Group LLC, based in New York, and manufactured in Vietnam, the CPSC notice states. They sold for about $15 apiece at TJX and Marshalls locations nationwide across a full year on shelves, from April 2025 through March 2026, putting the recall’s Sept. 3 posting well within the roughly 30-day currency window that separates a live consumer hazard from old news.
Because the charger was sold “exclusively” at those two chains, according to the recall’s own title, anyone who bought a magnetic power bank at a different retailer during that period is not covered by this particular recall, even if the product looks similar. TJX, the parent company of Marshalls, also operates HomeGoods and T.J. Maxx, though the notice names only Marshalls and the broader TJX banner as points of sale for this specific charger.
The remedy is a virtual Mastercard, not a mail-in check
Consumers are told to stop using the power bank immediately and contact Truststone Group for a full refund issued as a virtual gift card that works anywhere Mastercard is accepted, the notice states. Truststone Group can be reached at 833-820-0888 on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern, by email at [email protected], or through a dedicated claims portal.
The notice also warns against tossing the recalled units in curbside trash or standard recycling bins, instructing owners instead to take them to a local household hazardous waste facility, a step the CPSC applies to lithium-ion battery recalls specifically because a punctured or crushed cell can ignite inside a garbage truck or recycling stream. Most municipal hazardous-waste programs accept small consumer batteries free of charge, though hours and drop-off locations vary widely by county.
One of several power-bank recalls on CPSC’s books this year
The XO Poppy notice arrives alongside a string of similar actions the CPSC has posted this year covering the same category of product. In April, the agency reannounced a Casely power bank recall covering roughly 429,200 units after a 75-year-old New Jersey woman died from burns suffered when one of the devices ignited on her lap, plus 28 further reports of overheating or ignition, including a February 2026 incident that burned a passenger aboard an airplane.
In November 2025, Belkin recalled about 83,500 power banks and charging stands in the U.S. after one domestic fire and 15 overseas incidents that caused two minor burns and roughly $37,765 in property damage. Measured against those two recalls, the XO Poppy notice reports no injuries at all, a smaller unit count and a hazard description that reads almost identically: an overheating lithium-ion cell inside a low-cost charger.
Belkin is a brand most shoppers would recognize; Truststone Group and its XO Poppy line are not. The gap in brand recognition does not change the underlying chemistry. A cheap lithium-ion cell from an unfamiliar importer and a cheap lithium-ion cell from a household name can fail the same way, and the CPSC’s three 2026 power-bank actions treat them with the identical remedy: stop using the device and send it back.
This article was produced with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Morning Overview editors prior to publication.
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