Sony is recalling certain batches of a power bank sold in Mainland China. The Japanese company issued a statement on its website requesting owners of the affected power banks to send them in and get a free replacement.
The affected power bank, the Sony CP-V10B (black only), covers a range of production dates and are said to not meet fire rating requirements for Mainland China. Below is the model number and production dates of the affected batches:
- November 2017: 5082304 ~ 5083813
- May 2018: 5172081, 5172090, 5176981 ~ 5177482
- June 2018: 5199403 ~ 5201171
- August 2018: 5228490 ~ 5228750
If your power bank falls under any of the above batches, you can take it to a Sony service station to have it replaced.
Back in May 2018, the Shenzhen Consumer Council, China Consumers Association, and the Futian District Consumer Council set up the Shenzhen Quality Consumption Research Institute to carry out a comparison test on mobile power banks.
The comparison test which was sent to Sony in July is said to have revealed the Sony power banks do not meet the fire rating requirements hence the need for the recall.
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Sony is said to have sent representatives to China to tender a formal apology and today issued a recall. The Shenzhen Consumer Council is said to have prompted Samsung and IKEA to also recall products in the past.
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