Belkin Recalls Auto-Tracking Stand Pro and Two Power Banks Due to Fire Risk

Popular iPhone accessory shaper Belkin has issued a recall for 3 of its products, including the Belkin Auto-Tracking Stand Pro, the Belkin BoostCharge USB-C PD Power Bank 20K, and the Playa USB-C PD Power Bank 20K.


The Auto-Tracking Stand Pro has a exemplary fig of MMA008, the BoostCharge Power Bank has a exemplary fig of BPB2002, and the Playa Power slope has a PB0003 exemplary number. Model numbers are located connected the backmost oregon broadside of each product. The charging basal and some powerfulness banks were sold successful black, portion the Playa exemplary was besides disposable successful white. Affected devices were sold connected the Belkin website and done third-party retailers similar Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy.

Belkin says that a manufacturing defect tin origin the lithium-cell batteries successful the devices to overheat, resulting successful occurrence and pain hazards to customers. The callback is besides listed connected the Consumer Product Safety Commission website.

There were astir 83,500 units sold successful the U.S., on with 2,385 successful Canada, but the CPSC does not see planetary sales. There has been 1 study of a occurrence successful the United States, and 15 reports internationally. Two radical received insignificant pain injuries, and spot harm totaling $37,765 was reported extracurricular the U.S.

Customers who ain an affected exemplary should halt utilizing the protect, disconnect it from power, and interaction Belkin. The devices should beryllium kept successful a safe, adust determination distant from thing flammable oregon thing that tin harm the powerfulness bank, and they should not beryllium placed successful discarded oregon recycling bins.

Belkin is offering afloat refunds oregon store credit, and is asking for copies of receipts and impervious of ownership. An representation of the merchandise showing its serial fig is required, and if a receipt is provided, the acquisition terms connected the receipt volition beryllium refunded. If nary receipt is available, Belkin volition connection the mean income terms for the model. Customers tin besides opt for a Belkin store recognition worthy 20 percent much than the mean income terms of the device.
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