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Zeta battery chargers and adapters

3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Mar 7, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 3reports to CPSC
  • Mar 7, 2024the latest report was made
  • Jun 11, 2015the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Zeta
Maker
Jackco Transnational, Inc.Makers, 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 April 2023 to March 2024; the most in March 2024, 1. 2 earlier reports, since June 2015, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
March 20241
June 20161
June 20151

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 3 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 Mar 7, 2024, sent to the company Apr 19, 2024, published by CPSC May 3, 2024

    The product, in the report: battery charger

    Caller stated that the battery exploded while in use. Caller stated that he tried to jumpstart when the incident occurred. The manufacturer was not contacted as yet. Caller feels that this battery pack is a safety hazard and should be recalled.

    Model
    ZT50400
    Bought from
    Amazon.com
    Where
    Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Zeta, made or sold by Jackco Transnational, Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made Jun 14, 2016, sent to the company Sep 16, 2016, published by CPSC Sep 30, 2016

    The product, in the report: portable pocket jump starter

    This caller is reporting fault with his portable pocket jump starter that he received as a 2015 Christmas gift. The caller hadn’t used the portable jump starter until June 12th, 2016 when he went to his truck and it wouldn’t start. [REDACTED] one ton pickup. He decided to use his starter gift that morning to start the truck so he connected the cables then connected the other end to the portable starter. He view the four blue lights indication the starter was ready with a proper connection and has turned itself on. He tried to start his truck and could barely hear that the motor was trying to turn over. He heard a “pop” noise, looked through the windshield under the open hood and saw that the portable jump starter had blown apart. He went to the front of his truck and was going to pick the unit up but it was too hot so he let it cool off. He has not attempted to reassemble the portable starter and he is reporting this unit as a possible burn and injury hazard.

    There are no injuries being reported. The caller contacted the distributor to report this incident June 13th, 2015, he was informed by a female representative that [REDACTED] was owner of the company but did not provide another phone number. She did advise him that his model number is not on an existing recall but that he could contact CPSC.

    Model
    ZT50400
    UPC
    N1045233
    Serial number
    unknown
    Bought from
    Gift
    Bought
    Dec 20, 2015, about then
    Where
    Eagle Lake, Texas: Farm/Ranch
    Who was involved
    Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Zeta, made or sold by Jackco Transnational, Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  3. No one hurt

    Made Jun 11, 2015, sent to the company Jun 19, 2015, published by CPSC Jul 6, 2015

    The product, in the report: Jackco Pocket Jump Starter & USB Charger. Model ZT50400. It is a white small box about 5” x 3” x 1” before swelling.

    I had the pocket jump started stored in my vehicle and took it out today and the whole case was popped open and expanded from the battery severely swelling. I found what appears to be an open recall on this product. We also checked my brothers pocket jump starter that was purchased at the same time and it was swelled also.

    Model
    ZT50400
    Bought from
    Napa Auto Parts, North Carolina
    Bought
    Jun 4, 2014
    Where
    Jacksonville, North Carolina: Other
    Who was involved
    Age 40, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Other Relative
    As this report names them
    Brand Zeta, made or sold by Jackco Transnational, Inc.
    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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