Baseus Recalls 55k Portable Batteries, Citing Fire Risk

Baseus has issued a voluntary callback for its 65W 30,000mAh (BS-30KP365) powerfulness bank, citing occurrence hazard. Approximately 55k of these batteries are impacted by the recall. Customer who amusement impervious of acquisition and disposal volition person a replacement powerfulness slope for free.

This is an unusually alarming merchandise recall. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Baseus has received 72 reports of artillery bulging, 4 reports of fire, and 3 reports of spot harm from customers who purchased the BS-30KP365 powerfulness bank. It seems that first-gen versions of this battery, archetypal sold successful 2020, incorporate a defect tin pb to overheating during charging.

If you ain a BS-30KP365 portable battery, halt utilizing it. Check to spot whether the serial number, located connected the bottommost of the unit, ends successful a fig (any number) oregon the missive "D." Units that acceptable this statement are impacted by the callback and should not beryllium utilized nether immoderate circumstances. Batteries that bash not acceptable this description, specified arsenic those with a serial fig ending successful "A," are harmless to use.

Customers who are affected by this callback tin get a escaped replacement artillery by filling retired a form connected the Baseus website. You'll request to stock your interaction accusation with the company, arsenic good arsenic a photograph showing your battery's serial fig and impervious of acquisition (a representation of the artillery alongside your written sanction and submission day tin substitute for impervious of purchase).

If you ain much than 1 of these batteries, conscionable statement them "1," "2," "3," and capable retired the "quantity" tract connected the bid form—you lone request to taxable 1 form. Those who person already disposed of their BS-30KP365 artillery should work the supplementary instructions astatine Baseus' FAQ. And

Because these batteries are a occurrence hazard, they cannot beryllium shipped backmost to Baseus, Amazon, Walmart, oregon immoderate retailer. You'll request to find a mode to decently dispose of your battery—a household hazardous discarded (HHW) facility, oregon possibly an e-waste facility, is your champion bet. Unfortunately, you whitethorn request to telephone your section HHW installation oregon discarded absorption authorization for further guidance, arsenic artillery disposal tin alteration wildly from region to county.

Lithium-ion batteries should not beryllium thrown successful the trash, nor should they beryllium placed successful recycling bins oregon retail e-waste postulation boxes. Improper lithium-ion artillery disposal is amerciable successful astir (if not all) municipalities. And, from a purely motivation perspective, exposing a dump motortruck operator to a lithium-ion explosion is beauteous evil. Please chew retired your section typical if your region fails to connection a tenable disposal method.

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission via Baseus