CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using SafPow and AMPOWSURE Battery Chargers Sold on Amazon.com Due to Fire and Burn Hazards; Risk of Serious Injury and Death
CPSC warning 24-353. Announced by CPSC on Sep 5, 2024.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Sep 5, 2024. Copied from CPSC on Oct 25, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
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.
In CPSC’s words: “SafPow and AMPOWSURE have refused to conduct a recall.”
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Hearth Record wrote the first line; the words quoted are CPSC’s.
The defective chargers are sold for charging 36-volt lithium batteries in micromobility products. Although the chargers are marketed as “universal” for broad categories of micromobility products, they are not “universal” and can be incompatible with some of the products for which they are advertised. Using these chargers with an incompatible battery can cause the connected battery to ignite.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using SafPow SPC-42020 and AMPOWSURE ASP-C10S42020 battery chargers and dispose of these products.
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 SafPow SPC-42020 and AMPOWSURE ASP-C10S42020 battery chargers because they pose a risk of serious injury and death.SafPow and AMPOWSURE have refused to conduct a recall. The defective chargers are sold for charging 36-volt lithium batteries in micromobility products. Although the chargers are marketed as “universal” for broad categories of micromobility products, they are not “universal” and can be incompatible with some of the products for which they are advertised. Using these chargers with an incompatible battery can cause the connected battery to ignite. CPSC has received 47 reports of fire or other thermal incidents involving the chargers, including three reports of burn and smoke inhalation injuries and three reports of property damage totaling $100,200. Consumers should immediately dispose of these products.The defective chargers are black and have either the brand name “SafPow” with the model number “SPC-42020,” or the brand name “AMPOWSURE” with the model number “ASP-C10S42020” printed on a label on the charger. The chargers have been sold on Amazon.com and eBay.com from January 2021 to the present for between $10 and $31.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.
SafPow SPC-42020 and AMPOWSURE ASP-C10S42020 battery chargers.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- The notice names no firm.
- The chargers have been sold on Amazon.com and eBay.com from January 2021 to the present for between $10 and $31.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
CPSC has received 47 reports of fire or other thermal incidents involving the chargers, including three reports of burn and smoke inhalation injuries and three reports of property damage totaling $100,200.
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.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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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.
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.