The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced three recalls of lithium-ion battery products on September 24, 2026: a power bank sold on Amazon that has been linked to a fire with $2 million in property damage, a battery pack used to run powered reclining chairs, and a portable sleep machine for children's rooms. None of them is a portable power station, but all three use the same family of rechargeable cells, and the CPSC's instructions for getting rid of them apply to any damaged or recalled lithium-ion battery in the home.
The three recalls
NEWDERY power banks, model ZHX-PB22
About 21,380 units are covered. According to the CPSC notice, the lithium-ion battery "can explode or ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers." NEWDERY has received nine reports of the power banks exploding and igniting, including one serious fire that caused $2 million in property damage and one burn injury. The power banks are black with yellow cables, have "NEWDERY" engraved on the front and "ZHX-PB22" printed on the back, and were sold on Amazon.com from October 2023 to November 2024 for between $27 and $50.
The remedy is a full refund. Owners must photograph the power bank showing the model number, serial number, the word "recalled" and their last name written on it in permanent marker, then confirm they have disposed of it in line with local rules. NEWDERY can be reached at 888-256-6673 or support@newdery.com.
The Blue Cactus Company reclining chair battery packs, model RWX-RBP02
This is the largest of the three, at about 51,000 units. The 2,500 mAh packs were designed to power various brands of reclining chairs, so the chair itself may carry a different name. The CPSC says the battery "can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers." The packs are black with The Blue Cactus Company logo on the front and the model number on the rear. They were sold on Amazon.com from May 2023 through July 2026 for about $105.
The remedy is a free replacement pack, arranged through recall@thebluecactuscompany.com or the "Important Recall Information" link on the company's website.
Love To Dream portable sleep machines, model LTD-SM23, date code 7W15TN
About 4,000 units are covered, and only those with that model number and date code, printed on the side of the machine or the back of the box. The CPSC notice gives an unusual cause: the battery "can overheat if the charger is not compatible with the unit." No injuries have been reported. The machines were sold at Target and Nordstrom and online, including at lovetodream.com and Amazon.com, from February 2025 through September 2026 for about $60. Owners register at lovetodream.com/recall for a full refund and are asked to write "RECALL" on the machine and confirm disposal.
Why a power bank recall matters to power station owners
Portable power stations are, in effect, very large power banks with an inverter. They are not immune: in August the CPSC announced a recall of about 46,200 Goal Zero YETI 3000X power stations because a circuit board can overheat, with four reports of units catching fire, overheating and smoking; the fix in that case is a free firmware update. The September recalls are a reminder of three habits that apply to every battery product in the house:
- Register what you buy. A recall notice reaches you faster if the manufacturer knows who you are. Power stations and many battery products ask for registration through an app or website.
- Use the charger the maker specifies. The Love To Dream recall turns on charger compatibility. When a manual names a charger or a maximum input, that is a safety limit, not a suggestion.
- Know where the model number is. Every one of these notices identifies the affected product by a model number, and in one case a date code, on the device itself. Take a photo of the label when the product is new.
How to dispose of a recalled lithium-ion battery
All three CPSC notices carry the same warning, and it is the part most people get wrong. In the words of the NEWDERY notice: do not throw the battery or device "in the trash, the general recycling stream (e.g., street-level or curbside recycling bins), or in used battery recycling boxes found at various retail and home improvement stores." Recalled lithium-ion batteries "present a greater risk of fire" than ordinary used ones.
The CPSC's advice is to contact your municipal household hazardous waste (HHW) collection center first and ask whether it accepts recalled lithium-ion batteries; if it does not, ask your municipality what to do instead. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adds practical handling steps for used lithium-ion batteries generally: put each battery or device in its own plastic bag and cover the terminals with non-conductive tape such as electrical tape, because "even used batteries can have enough energy to injure or start fires."
What to do now
- Check any power bank, recliner battery pack or children's sleep machine in the house against the model numbers above.
- If one matches, stop using it and stop charging it. Store it away from anything flammable until you can dispose of it.
- Contact the company through the details in the CPSC notice for the refund or replacement, and follow its instructions on marking and photographing the product.
- Call your local household hazardous waste center before you take the battery there.
- If you own a portable power station, check the maker's website or app for firmware updates and recall notices, and search the CPSC's recall list for your model.
If a battery is swelling, hot, smoking or smells of burning, treat it as an emergency rather than a disposal question and follow the guidance of your local fire service.