Anker Recalls Six More Power Banks

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Originally published at: Anker Recalls Six More Power Banks - TidBITS

Following up on “Anker Recalls 1.1 Million PowerCore 10000 Power Banks” (13 June 2025), Anker has expanded its recall to include six more power bank models after its improved quality assurance protocols identified additional potentially defective lithium-ion battery cells from the same vendor. The affected models, one of which was specifically designed for the iPhone, include:

  • Anker Power Bank (10K, 22.5W) — Model A1257
  • Anker Power Bank (20,000mAh, 22.5W, Built-In USB-C Cable) — Model A1647
  • Anker MagGo Power Bank (10,000mAh, 7.5W) — Model A1652
  • Anker Zolo Power Bank (20K, 30W, Built-In USB-C and Lightning Cable) — Model A1681
  • Anker Zolo Power Bank (20K, 30W, Built-In USB-C Cable) — Model A1689

The reason is the same: the risk of overheating, melting, smoke, and fire, although Anker says that the likelihood of a malfunction is minimal. If you own one of these power banks, use Anker’s serial number checker to determine if your power bank is affected, even if it seems to be working fine.

Anker power bank recall

As before, Anker will either replace the affected unit or give you a gift card for use on the Anker website. With the previous recall, the gift cards were for $30; the amount isn’t specified this time.

To reiterate our advice from last time, if you own an affected unit, stop using it immediately. For proper disposal, do not put these batteries in the regular trash or retail store recycling bins. Instead, contact your local household hazardous waste collection center for safe disposal instructions.

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Thankfully, I was able to find out from Amazon what the models numbers are that I own (and even better, neither are part of the recall). But whoever though it was a good idea to put 2-point black lettering on a dark gray device … :roll_eyes:

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I know, right? I had to use a flashlight and a magnifying glass to see the serial number.

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Yeah…terrible idea. I had to take a pic with my iPhone and blow it up to red them…none of mine re the offending ones.

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A one-step version of the same idea: Use the Magnifier app or control. Turn on the flashlight, zoom, focus, and freeze the image.

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Alternatively, open the window and throw the power bank as far as you can.*

*no, not really. Sigh.

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I’ve found that a lot more finicky to get a good image…probably because I don’t have to do it very often. It does work…mostly.

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How many do we think are affected in total?

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I was wondering that too, but Anker isn’t saying anything beyond the 1.1 million number from the previous recall.

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I have one of the affected models — but my particular S/N shows as not being part of the recall.

Do we have any idea what the difference within a single model is? Should I be at all worried?

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I guess the battery inside is sourced from different suppliers over a production run?

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The S/N is used to identify a particular production-run or set of runs.

It is reasonable to assume that their battery supplier isn’t deliberately selling faulty batteries, and that the problem was due to a manufacturing defect that was found and fixed. The battery manufacturer probably alerted Anker about a range of serial numbers for batteries that shipped with this defect.

The serial number range from Anker probably defines a range of units that are using (or could potentially be using) a battery in the range identified by the battery supplier.

If your serial number isn’t in this range, then you should be able to presume that your unit doesn’t have a battery from the defective production run.

Of course, if additional defective batteries are discovered in the future, then Anker will likely issue a new recall with an expanded range of serial numbers.

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Out of curiosity, where can you find the serial number range? I have an Anker battery model A1263 (the recalled one) which I bought in 2012 from Amazon and I entered the serial number on their site and they also required the Amazon order number which I entered but got no response - neither yay nor nay. It would be nice to see the S/N ranges for the problematic products.

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750K in China alone for the additional models.

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