ALERT: If You Use This Phone Charger You Need To Stop IMMEDIATELY!

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There is what we call low-battery anxiety for any type of device that is battery-operated. It might be an electric vehicle, a wearable, or a smartphone.

In most cases, it’s usually your smartphone that will trigger said anxiety. Whether it’s iPhone or Android, there will be days where you’ll worry that you’ll run out of juice before you can get to a charger.

The agency announced an urgent recall on several versions of a phone charger that were sold from August 2018 through December 2019.

MyCharge, the company that produces these products, has received at least 30 reports of their power bank chargers overheating, according to the recall notice.

The recall affects seven different devices from myCharge, which were sold at brick-and-mortar Best Buy, Brainstorm, Hirsch Gifts, Hudson News, InMotion, Lapine, Power Sales, Projector World, and Target stores. The chargers were also sold via Amazon, the Target website, the myCharge website, and the U.S. Marine Corps/Navy Exchange.

Seven out of the thirty reports have resulted in serious injuries “including burns to the upper body, hands, legs, and/or feet of users, and/or property damage to household flooring, walls, and furniture.”

The recall description states:

“This recall involves seven models of myCharge power banks used for powering and recharging electronic devices that have a USB interface, such as tablets, cell phones, Bluetooth speakers, e-readers, etc. The power banks have an anodized metallic case that is blue, black or gray. ‘myCharge’ is written on the front of the product case. The model name can be found on the back of the product case and on the bottom panel of the product packaging. The date code is printed on the outer packaging and the product case, except for the Adventure Mega and Adventure Mega C models where the date code is printed on the underside of a flap on the top of the product case.”

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), has announced that the following models are all subject to the charger recall:

  • myCharge Adventure Mega: Model No. AVC20KG-A, Date Codes: 2818, 3718, 4018, or 4518
  • myCharge Adventure Mega C: Model No. AVCQC20KG-A, Date Codes: 2818
  • myCharge Razor Mega: Model No. RZ20KK-A, Date Codes: 3818, 4118, 4418, 4918, or 1719
  • myCharge Razor Mega C: Model No. RZQC20KK-A, Date Codes: 3818
  • myCharge Razor Super: Model No. RZ24NK-A, Date Codes: 0319
  • myCharge Razor Super C: Model No. RZQC24NK-A, Date Codes: 3319 or 3519
  • myCharge Razor Xtreme: Model No. RZPD26BK-A, Date Codes: 2818, 3718, or 3918

Even if you are using one of these power banks without any issues, the CPSC is urging people to stop using them immediately.

The warning also notes that you can contact myCharge for instructions on how to return the faulty products for a full refund with a 25% bonus, in the form of an electronic voucher, which can be used to purchase other products from the company at this link.

Sources: TheGOPTimes, cpsc.gov