Product recall: Anker issues recall of power bank due to potential fire risk

Anker has issued a voluntary recall of the Anker 321 Power Bank (PowerCore 5K, Black) A1112 due to a manufacturing defect. The company states that "the lithium-ion battery in the affected power banks can overheat, potentially causing melting of plastic components, smoke and fire hazards."

Anyone who owns this model can find out how to participate in the voluntary recall on the website linked above. There, the serial numbers can be used to check whether the model purchased belongs to the affected product series or batch.

Users who own an affected device, according to Anker, should switch it off immediately and contact customer service in order to clarify how to proceed with a replacement. The affected product can then be disposed of at a facility or organization that accepts lithium-ion batteries, for which Anker also provides a list (on the website linked above). These include facilities and organizations in the US, Canada and Europe (France, Germany, Austria, the UK and the Netherlands).