Fires Prompt Massive Recall of Product Sold at Costco

More than 100 complaints of dangerous overheating are being blamed on a product sold at Costco.

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 120 reports have been lodged against the myCharge POWER HUB All-In-One 10,000mAh portable chargers.

The chargers are also linked to a pair of residential fires.

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Those issues have led to the recall of 567,000 of the chargers, which are manufactured by Birmingham, Michigan-based myCharge.

The recall involves with model numbers AO10FK-A, AO10FK-B, and AO10FK-C. The chargers were sold at Costco stores and online from January 2022 through November 2023 for about $40.

As well as the fires, there have been numerous reports of melting, expanding, smoking, fire, burning, exploding or sparking. There have been no reports of injuries requiring medical attention.

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Owners of the recalled chargers should stop using them and contact myCharge for a replacement.

The company can be reached at (888) 251-2026 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday; by email at compliance@mycharge.com; or on myCharge's website.

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