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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using HTRC C240 Battery Chargers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards; Risk of Serious Injury and Death

CPSC warning 24-293. Announced by CPSC on Jul 3, 2024.

  • CPSC warning, not a recall
  • CPSC: stop using it
CPSC’s own warning, on cpsc.gov

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Announced by CPSC on Jul 3, 2024. Copied from CPSC on Oct 25, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

CPSC issued this as a product safety warning, not a recall.

CPSC warns people about a product this way when there is no recall of it. What’s wrong and what to do are below, in CPSC’s words.

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CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

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The chargers can ignite or cause a connected battery to ignite, posing a risk of injury and death.

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CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Consumers should immediately stop using HTRC C240 battery chargers manufactured by Shenzhen Haitan Technology Co. Ltd. and dispose of these products.

Source:

CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Which ones does it cover?

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using HTRC C240 battery chargers manufactured by Shenzhen Haitan Technology Co. Ltd. because they pose a risk of serious injury and death.The defective chargers are sold for charging lithium-ion batteries. The chargers can ignite or cause a connected battery to ignite. CPSC has received 32 reports of fire or other thermal incidents involving the HTRC C240 chargers, including five reports of significant property damage and one report of injury. Consumers should immediately dispose of these products.Shenzhen Haitan Technology Co. Ltd. d/b/a HTRC, of China, has been unresponsive to CPSC requests for information about this product or a recall. CPSC is also aware of 148 reports of fire or other thermal incidents involving other HTRC products. Consumers should consider these reports, the lack of information about compliance with voluntary safety standards, and the company’s failure to provide safety information about their products to CPSC when deciding whether to buy or use the company’s products.The defective chargers are black with two blue screens, numbered 1 and 2, and the model identifier “C240 DUO” printed between the screens. The brand name “HTRC” is printed at the bottom left corner. The chargers have been sold on AliExpress.com, Amazon.com, Banggood.com, eBay.com, HTRC-Direct.com and RCGoing.com from December 2017 to the present for between $67 and $288.Report a hazardous product or a product-related injury on www.SaferProducts.gov.Individual Commissioners may have statements related to this topic. Please visit www.cpsc.gov/Commissioners to search for statements related to this or other topics.

HTRC C240 battery chargers manufactured by Shenzhen Haitan Technology Co. Ltd..

Source:

CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Who made and sold it?

  • Made by Shenzhen Haitan Technology Co. Ltd. d/b/a HTRC, China.
  • The chargers have been sold on AliExpress.com, Amazon.com, Banggood.com, eBay.com, HTRC-Direct.com and RCGoing.com from December 2017 to the present for between $67 and $288.
Source:

CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

CPSC has received 32 reports of fire or other thermal incidents involving the HTRC C240 chargers, including five reports of significant property damage and one report of injury. CPSC is also aware of 148 reports of fire or other thermal incidents involving other HTRC products.

Source:

CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
  • The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Product safety warnings.

    Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

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Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 25, 2026.

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