CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using NEWDERY Power Banks Due to Fire and Burn Hazards; Risk of Serious Injury or Death; Sold Exclusively on Amazon.com
CPSC warning 25-327. Announced by CPSC on Jun 5, 2025.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 5, 2025. 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: “The importer, Shenzhen Xinkewangda Electronics Co. Ltd., d/b/a NEWDERY, of China, has 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 lithium-ion battery in the defective power banks can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
CPSC urges consumers to immediately dispose of the defective power banks following local hazardous waste disposal procedures.
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 NEWDERY power banks, model ZHX-PB22 because they pose a risk of serious injury and death.The lithium-ion battery in the defective power banks can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. CPSC has received nine reports of the defective power banks exploding and igniting, including one report of a serious fire resulting in $2 million in property damage and one report of a burn injury.The importer, Shenzhen Xinkewangda Electronics Co. Ltd., d/b/a NEWDERY, of China, has refused to conduct a recall. The defective power banks are black with yellow cables. The brand name “NEWDERY” is printed on the front and the model number “ZHX-PB22” is printed on the back. About 17,670 defective power banks were sold exclusively on Amazon.com from March 2023 through November 2024 for between $27 and $50.The defective power banks were manufactured in China.CPSC urges consumers to immediately dispose of the defective power banks following local hazardous waste disposal procedures. Note: Do not throw this defective lithium-ion battery or device in the trash, the general recycling stream (e.g., street-level or curbside recycling bins), or in used battery recycling boxes found at various retail and home improvement stores. Defective lithium-ion batteries must be disposed of differently than other batteries, because they present a greater risk of fire. Your municipal household hazardous waste (HHW) collection center may accept this defective lithium-ion battery or device for disposal. Before taking your battery or device to a HHW collection center, contact them ahead of time and ask whether they accept defective lithium-ion batteries. If they don’t, contact your municipality for further guidance.
NEWDERY power banks, model ZHX-PB22.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Shenzhen Xinkewangda Electronics Co. Ltd., d/b/a NEWDERY, China.
- The defective power banks are black with yellow cables. The brand name “NEWDERY” is printed on the front and the model number “ZHX-PB22” is printed on the back. About 17,670 defective power banks were sold exclusively on Amazon.com from March 2023 through November 2024 for between $27 and $50.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
CPSC has received nine reports of the defective power banks exploding and igniting, including one report of a serious fire resulting in $2 million in property damage and one report of a burn injury.
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.
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