Portable chargers sold at Costco recalled due to possible fire and burn hazards

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – myCharge has issued a recall on its POWER HUB portable charger due to possible fire and burn hazards while charging.

The recall involves myCharge POWER HUB All-In-One 10,000 mAh portable chargers with model numbers AO10FK-A, AO10FK-B AND AO10FK-C. The recalled chargers also have date codes ending in 21 or 22. The four codes ending in 23 are 0123, 0923, 1523 and 1723.

The chargers were sold exclusively at Costco from January 2022 to November 2023.

According to Consumer Product Safety Commission, there have been a total of 120 reports of charger overheating. myCharge received five reports, including two reports of a residential fire resulting in $165,000 in property damage. Costco received 115 returns for issues such as melting, expansion, smoke, fire, burning, explosion or sparking.

No injuries were reported.

Customers are urged to immediately stop using the charger and contact myCharge for a replacement.

For more information, contact myCharge at 888-251-2026 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Friday, by email at [email protected] or on the myCharge website here.