Belkin’s battery recall made safe disposal a separate task from getting a refund

On November 13, 2025, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a U.S. recall of about 83,500 Belkin power banks and wireless charging stands because their lithium-ion batteries could overheat and cause fires or burns. The notice offered a refund or store-credit remedy alongside separate instructions for disposing of the device. ^[1]

The U.S. notice identified MMA008 stands with serial numbers beginning 57X and BPB002 power banks with serial numbers beginning 35S. It included every serial number of PB0003 power banks. The stand’s identifiers are underneath; the power-bank identifiers are on the back. ^[1]

The notice offered a receipt-based refund, or the model’s average selling price without a receipt. An alternative was Belkin credit worth 20 percent above that average price. It required front-and-back product photographs with the claim. Keeping identification evidence therefore mattered even for owners who had lost their receipt. ^[1]

Belkin’s instruction page, checked for this retrospective, says an affected device must be taken out of use even when it seems to be working normally. It also directs owners to disconnect it from power supplies and other products, then keep it in a safe, dry place away from flammable materials or anything that could damage it. For current eligibility and next steps, owners should follow the manufacturer’s claim process; the serial prefixes above describe the November 2025 U.S. notice. ^{[1] [2]}

Disposal is part of controlling that risk. EPA’s battery guidance explains that devices put into household trash or mixed recycling can be crushed in transport or sorting equipment, creating a fire hazard. It also says damaged, defective or recalled lithium batteries are more likely to catch fire during transport than other lithium batteries. A collection route suitable for an ordinary spent battery cannot simply be assumed suitable for a recalled one. ^[3]

CPSC specifically excluded ordinary retail battery boxes as well as trash and curbside recycling. It told owners to call a municipal household hazardous-waste center first and ask whether it accepts recalled lithium-ion devices. If it does not, the notice directs them back to their municipality for guidance. ^[1]

The manufacturer’s current page still directs owners to complete a recall claim form. That provides a route to request the remedy; it does not establish how many affected devices have been recovered. The sources reviewed here provide no completion rate, and local acceptance must be confirmed before a disposal trip. ^{[1] [2]}

About this item: Retrospective report. No first-hand reporting or independent testing is claimed. Corrections policy.