United States
INIU 10,000 mAh portable power banks, model BI-B41, with a black or blue case, INIU logo and paw-print LED on the front, and serial numbers 000G21, 000H21, 000I21 or 000L21 printed on the back are recalled. The lithium-ion battery can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards; there have been 15 reports of overheating including 11 fires, three minor burn injuries and more than $380,000 in property damage. Do not throw the battery or device in the trash or general recycling; contact your municipal household hazardous waste collection center for disposal guidance and contact INIU at 888-886-3606, recall@iniu.shop, or https://iniushop.com/pages/recall-b41# for more information.
What's being recalled
This recall involves INIU 10,000mAh portable power banks, model BI-B41. The recalled power banks have a black or blue case and the INIU logo and a paw-print LED light are on the front. The model and serial number are printed on the back of the power bank at the bottom. Only portable power banks with serial numbers 000G21, 000H21, 000I21 and 000L21 are included in this recall. Note: Do not throw this recalled lithium-ion battery or device in the trash, in the general recycling stream (e.g., street-level or curbside recycling bins), or in used battery recycling boxes found at various retail and home improvement stores. Recalled lithium-ion batteries must be disposed of differently than other batteries, because they present a greater risk of fire. Your municipal household hazardous waste (HHW) collection center may accept this recalled lithium-ion battery or device for disposal. Before taking your battery or device to a HHW collection center, contact that office ahead of time and ask whether it accepts recalled lithium-ion batteries. If it does not, contact your municipality for further guidance.
Manufactured in: China.
The hazard
The lithium-ion battery in the recalled power banks can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
Incidents and injuries: INIU has received 15 reports of power banks overheating, including 11 reports of fires that resulted in three minor burn injuries and property damage totaling over $380,000.
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled planers and contact Grizzly Industrial for a free repair kit and installation instructions. The repair kit consists of an upgraded chip breaker adjustment rod, spacer, set screws, lock washers, and lock nuts.
Contact: INIU toll-free at 888-886-3606 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at recall@iniu.shop, or online at https://iniushop.com/pages/recall-b41# or https://iniushop.com and click "Product Recalls" at the top of the page for more information.
Where it was sold
Online at Amazon.com from August 2021 and April 2022 for about $18.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, collected from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Check the original before you act on it.
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