iStore magnetic wireless power banks can overheat and ignite while charging
iStore Magnetic Wireless Power Banks, model IST-09991/W05, are being recalled because the lithium-ion battery can overheat and ignite while charging. Three incidents and about $15,000 in property damage reported.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: Significant property-damage reports: about $15,000 of property damage alongside three overheating and explosion incidents and a burn injury.
Plain-English summary
The iStore Magnetic Wireless Power Bank, 5000 mAh portable charger, model number IST-09991/W05, is being recalled. The iStore logo is engraved on the front and the model number is printed on the back. About 8,520 units are affected in the United States, with an additional 6,400 sold in Canada.
The stated hazard is that the lithium-ion battery in the recalled power banks can overheat and ignite while charging, posing fire and burn hazards. The firm has received three reports of the power banks overheating and exploding while charging, including one incident that resulted in a minor burn to the victim's arm, and reports of property damage of about $15,000.
The power banks were sold in vending machines and stores at airport locations nationwide and online at iStore.co from February 2023 through May 2025 for between $46 and $65.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled power bank and go to the firm's website to participate in the recall, submitting two photographs by email. The power banks should be disposed of in accordance with local and state hazardous waste disposal regulations.
The recalled product
- Product
- iStore Magnetic Wireless Power Banks (IST-09991/W05 model only)
- Manufacturer
- Tomauri Inc., of Ontario, Canada
- Hazard
- lithium-ion-battery
- overheating
- fire-hazard
- property-damage
- burn-injury
- Affected units
- 8,520
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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