Anker Recalls More Power Banks for Fire, Explosion Risk: How to Get a Free Replacement or Gift Card

Electronics company Anker expanded an official global recall of some of its Power Bank products, adding five more models to a recall of the Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks with the model number A1263 announced earlier in June. The recall was initiated following 19 reports of the portable chargers catching fire and exploding. Anker's products are made in China.

• Anker Power Bank 10000 Model A1257
• Anker Power Bank 20000 Model A1647
• Anker MagGo Power Bank 10000 Model A1652
• Anker Zolo Power Bank 20000 Model A1681
• Anker Zolo Power Bank 20000 Model A1689

Other Anker models, including two of CNET's top picks for portable chargers -- Anker 523 PowerCore Slim 10K PD and Anker PowerCore III 10K -- aren't impacted by the recall.

The Consumer Products Safety Commission previously reported that more than 1 ...