ESR has issued a recall for 33,000 HaloLock wi-fi energy banks, in 6,000mAh and 10,000mAh variations, as a result of their lithium-ion batteries can “overheat and ignite, posing hearth and burn hazards to customers.” The ability banks had been cheaper options to Apple’s MagSafe equipment (priced between $32 and $40) however supplied slower 7.5W wi-fi charging speeds when used with an iPhone. Different Qi2 suitable chargers supply at the very least 15W speeds.
The corporate has obtained 9 studies of the ability banks catching hearth and exploding, inflicting round $20,000 of property harm, however no accidents, in line with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Though the precise mannequin quantity wasn’t revealed, seven months in the past, a Reddit user shared images of the aftermath of an influence financial institution exploding and catching hearth of their house, which they later recognized as an “ESR 10000 mah wi-fi transportable charger.”
Roughly 24,000 energy banks had been bought within the US via Amazon, Dwelling Depot, and ESR’s on-line shops between September 2023 and July 2025, plus an extra 9,000 in Canada.
This recall entails ESR HaloLock wi-fi energy banks with mannequin numbers 2G520, 2G505B and 2G512B. “ESR” is printed on the again and the mannequin quantity is printed on the best facet of the pocket-size energy banks. They had been bought in darkish blue, mild blue, grey, white and black. All recalled fashions have 5 round LED show lights on one facet.