Buyers of Anker power banks recalled in 2025 for fire and burn hazards are the focus of proposed class actions alleging that Anker’s “MultiProtect” safety marketing was false and that its recall remedies fall short. No class has been certified, there is no settlement, and the only compensation available now is Anker’s recall program.
Allegations Only · No Settlement Yet
This article describes class action complaints. The statements below are unproven allegations. Anker has not been found liable, there is no certified class, and there is nothing to claim from any lawsuit at this time. This page is informational. It is not legal advice.
What Is This About?
In June 2025, Anker recalled about 1,158,000 PowerCore 10000 power banks in the United States after reports of fires and explosions, and in September 2025 the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a second recall of about 481,000 units across five newer models. Within weeks of the first recall, consumers filed proposed class actions in federal court in California and New York.Three proposed class actions are on the federal dockets. Only one is still active:
- Iudice v. Anker Innovations Limited, No. 5:25-cv-01483, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, filed June 13, 2025 and assigned to Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes. It names Anker Innovations Limited and its U.S. subsidiary Fantasia Trading, LLC. The docket does not mark it closed, but it shows an entry labeled “Dismiss Case” on October 7, 2026 and a court order on October 8, 2026; neither document is public, so whether the case has ended is not yet confirmed.
- Light v. Fantasia Trading, LLC, No. 5:25-cv-01520, Central District of California, filed June 19, 2025. The plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal with prejudice on September 16, 2025.
- Hall v. Fantasia Trading LLC, No. 1:25-cv-05505, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, filed July 2, 2025. It was voluntarily dismissed with prejudice by notice filed September 16, 2025 and closed the next day.
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The Two Recalls Behind the Lawsuits
The first recall, CPSC No. 25-338, was announced June 12, 2025. It covers about 1,158,000 Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks, model A1263, sold online at Anker, Amazon, Newegg and eBay from June 2016 through December 2022 for about $27. The CPSC said the lithium-ion battery can overheat, and that Anker had received 19 reports of fires and explosions, two minor burn injuries and 11 reports of property damage totaling more than $60,700.The second, CPSC No. 25-466, was announced September 18, 2025, after Anker had begun a voluntary global recall in June. It covers about 481,000 units of the Anker Power Bank 10K (A1257), the Anker Power Bank 20,000mAh with built-in USB-C cable (A1647), the Anker MagGo Power Bank 10K (A1652) and two Anker Zolo 20K models (A1681 and A1689), sold from August 2023 through June 2025 for $30 to $50. The CPSC reported 33 fire and explosion incidents, four minor burn injuries and one report of substantial property damage.
What the Lawsuits Allege
The Iudice and Hall complaints center on Anker’s “MultiProtect” safety system, which Anker advertised as a suite of protections such as overcharge protection and temperature control. The Hall complaint quotes Anker’s marketing describing MultiProtect as integrated into virtually all of its chargers and alleges that Anker positioned itself as a premium, safety-focused brand in order to charge more than competitors. Truth in Advertising summarizes the Iudice complaint as alleging that Anker advertises MultiProtect as offering “complete” protection against thermal events when the technology does not detect or prevent them.Android Police reported that the Light suit argued the recall should offer cash refunds rather than a replacement or store credit and did not cover damage caused by faulty power banks; that case has since been dismissed. The Hall plaintiff also took aim at the recall itself. The Hall complaint alleges that the recall “provides insufficient reimbursement for the premium prices consumers” paid, and that Anker’s own recall page concedes serial numbers can be hard to read. The Hall complaint, before it was dismissed, sought damages and restitution on behalf of a proposed nationwide class of U.S. buyers of the affected models and a New York subclass, under New York General Business Law §§ 349 and 350 and for unjust enrichment. Anker has not been found liable on any of these claims.
What Anker’s Recall Offers Now
The lawsuits have not produced any payment, but the recall program is a separate, existing remedy. For the PowerCore 10000 (A1263), the CPSC notice offers a free replacement. For the five models in the September 2025 recall, the CPSC notice offers a full refund or an Anker gift card. Both programs require registering on Anker’s recall page and submitting a photo showing the model number, serial number, the owner’s name, the date and the word “recalled” written on the device in permanent marker. OCA’s Anker power bank recall guide walks through the models and remedy options.Not the Same as the Old Capacity Lawsuit
Anker faced an earlier class action, Brady v. Anker Innovations Limited, No. 7:18-cv-11396, filed in the Southern District of New York in December 2018. It alleged that Anker overstated the mAh capacity of its power banks. That case ended in December 2020. The current suits concern fire and burn risks tied to the 2025 recalls, not battery capacity.What Happens Next
Iudice is the case to watch. The plaintiffs have amended their complaint several times; Anker’s motions to dismiss the second amended complaint were due May 15, 2026 under a court scheduling order, and the docket shows a further amended complaint filed June 12, 2026, followed by additional motion practice. The docket also shows dismissal-related entries and a court order dated October 7 and 8, 2026 whose contents were not publicly available when this page was published, so OCA has not confirmed their effect. OCA will update this page when those filings can be reviewed. Until a court certifies a class or approves a settlement, there is nothing to claim from the lawsuit.Questions
Is there an Anker power bank class action settlement?
No. As of October 21, 2026, no Anker power bank class action has settled, no class has been certified and there is no claim form. The money currently available comes from Anker’s recall program, not from a lawsuit.
Which Anker power banks were recalled?
The June 12, 2025 CPSC recall covered about 1,158,000 Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks, model A1263, sold from June 2016 through December 2022. A September 18, 2025 CPSC recall covered about 481,000 more units across models A1257, A1647, A1652, A1681 and A1689, sold from August 2023 through June 2025.
What do the Anker class actions allege?
The complaints allege that Anker marketed its power banks and chargers as protected by a MultiProtect safety system while the products could overheat and catch fire, that buyers paid a premium for that promised safety, and that the recall remedies do not fully compensate them. These are unproven allegations; Anker has not been found liable.
Is the old Anker mAh capacity lawsuit still going?
No. Brady v. Anker Innovations Limited, No. 7:18-cv-11396 in federal court in New York, alleged overstated mAh capacity ratings. It was filed in December 2018 and ended in December 2020. The 2025 and 2026 cases concern the fire-risk recalls, not battery capacity.
Sources
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission — More than One Million Anker Power Banks Recalled Due to Fire and Burn Hazards (Recall No. 25-338, June 12, 2025)• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission — Anker Power Banks Recalled Due to Fire and Burn Hazards (Recall No. 25-466, September 18, 2025)
• Court docket, Iudice v. Anker Innovations Limited, No. 5:25-cv-01483 (C.D. Cal.)
• Court docket, Light v. Fantasia Trading, LLC, No. 5:25-cv-01520 (C.D. Cal.), including the September 16, 2025 notice of voluntary dismissal
• Court docket, Hall v. Fantasia Trading LLC, No. 1:25-cv-05505 (S.D.N.Y.), and the July 2, 2025 class action complaint
• Android Police — If you’ve bought an Anker powerbank recently, you need to know about this (August 19, 2025)
• Truth in Advertising — Anker Chargers and Power Banks with MultiProtect Technology (case summary, Iudice)
• Truth in Advertising — Power Banks from Anker Innovations (case summary, Brady)
