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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Garberiel Lithium-Ion Battery Chargers Due to Serious Fire Hazard; Manufactured by Jisell; One Death Reported

CPSC warning 25-004. Announced by CPSC on Oct 10, 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 Oct 10, 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.

Source:

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

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

CPSC evaluated the battery chargers and found that when plugged into a wall outlet, they can overheat, resulting in arcing and causing fires, which can lead to serious injury or death.

Source:

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

What should you do?

CPSC urges consumers to immediately unplug the charger and dispose of it.

Source:

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

Which ones does it cover?

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using Garberiel lithium-ion battery chargers manufactured by Jisell Inc., of China, and sold on Amazon.com and other websites, because they pose a risk of serious injury and death.CPSC evaluated the battery chargers and found that when plugged into a wall outlet, they can overheat, resulting in arcing and causing fires, which can lead to serious injury or death. There have been six reported incidents associated with the chargers since 2019, including one fire that resulted in the death of a 74-year-old in Shreveport, Louisiana in December 2019. In the fatal incident, the consumer’s charger caught fire while in use, resulting in a fire that caused burn injuries and death. The defective battery chargers are four-slot and six-slot battery chargers that can be used to charge lithium-ion batteries of various sizes. The chargers are black and come with a cord to connect the charger with a power source. The battery chargers have been sold online since 2019 on Amazon.com and on other websites, including Newegg.com. The chargers sell for between $10 and $18 for the four-slot charger and between $12 and $27 for the six-slot charger.CPSC urges consumers to immediately unplug the charger and dispose of it.Report incidents with this product and any other dangerous product or a product-related injury to CPSC at 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.

Garberiel Lithium-Ion Battery Chargers.

Source:

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

Who made and sold it?

  • The notice names no firm.
  • The battery chargers have been sold online since 2019 on Amazon.com and on other websites, including Newegg.com. The chargers sell for between $10 and $18 for the four-slot charger and between $12 and $27 for the six-slot charger.
Source:

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

Was anyone hurt?

There have been six reported incidents associated with the chargers since 2019, including one fire that resulted in the death of a 74-year-old in Shreveport, Louisiana in December 2019. In the fatal incident, the consumer’s charger caught fire while in use, resulting in a fire that caused burn injuries and death.

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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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

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The state average is 14.3.

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