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Universal Power Bank battery chargers and adapters

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 28, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jan 28, 2016the latest report was made
  • Jan 28, 2016the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Universal Power Bank
Maker
New Star Communications, LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Battery chargers and adaptersCPSC’s product type: Battery Chargers/Adapters (code 883), in Electronics: Batteries & Chargers

By month

1 report from February 2015 to January 2016; the most in January 2016, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
January 20161

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Jan 28, 2016, sent to the company Feb 26, 2016, published by CPSC Mar 11, 2016

    The product, in the report: Rechargeable power bank battery charger, 2200 mah Power with USB included

    The power bank was purchased from a vending machine, which was located inside of a restaurant. It is battery powered and it takes 1 battery, but the consumer is not sure of the size. The bank can be plugged into an electrical outlet and it will recharge the battery that is inside of it.

    The consumer’s 14 year old son placed the power bank in an open area of the headboard of his bed. The power bank was “not” plugged into a wall outlet at the time. The consumer is not sure how long it was there prior to the incident and nothing was connected to it at the time.

    The power bank make a loud popping sound and the consumer’s daughters, who were in a different room, heard the noise. It resembled a firework sound. The power bank began to emit smoke and sparks flew from it. Then it caught fire. The son ran downstairs to get his mother (the consumer). One of the consumer’s daughter grabbed a waste basket from a nearby bathroom and filled it with water. Then she and the consumer threw the water onto the power back. There was charring to the headboard of the bed. The consumer said that approximately 90% of the power bank is burned and discolored. A spark flew onto the son’s arm, but thankfully, he was not injured.

    * The consumer noted that was no information included with the product’s package about potential hazards or overcharging the product.

    The consumer has been attempting to locate contact information for the manufacturer, but since the product was made in China, it has been difficult.

    Model
    NS-20
    UPC
    8 55317 00522 0
    Serial number
    unknoen
    Bought from
    Ryan’s Steakhouse
    Bought
    Jan 23, 2016
    Where
    Waterville, Ohio: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 14, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Universal Power Bank, made or sold by New Star Communications, LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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