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Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2026

    Car fire in Okinawa involving Anker Soundcore 3 speaker

    Safety incident

    A car fire occurred on June 15, 2026 in a parking lot in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, destroying an Anker Soundcore 3 Bluetooth speaker and surrounding items inside the vehicle. Authorities are still investigating the cause and have not confirmed whether it is directly linked to the earlier product recall.

    Company response

    • Recall — Anker Japan

      因此自2025年10月21日起展開自主回收及更換

    • Ongoing disclosure — Anker Japan

      Anker Japan先前表示，Soundcore 3所使用的電池芯由外部供應商受託製造，但特定期間的製程中可能混入異物，產品經過長期使用後，恐導致電池芯內部短路，進一步產生異常發熱甚至起火風險

    Source excerpt

    • 日本沖繩縣一處停車場6月15日發生汽車起火事故，車內一台Anker旗下「Soundcore 3」藍牙喇叭與周邊物品遭燒毀。
    • 目前相關單位仍在調查詳細起火原因，尚無法確認此次事故是否與先前產品召回原因直接有關。
    • Anker Japan先前表示，Soundcore 3所使用的電池芯由外部供應商受託製造，但特定期間的製程中可能混入異物，產品經過長期使用後，恐導致電池芯內部短路，進一步產生異常發熱甚至起火風險
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  2. 2025

    PowerCore power-bank fire-risk recalls

    Anker voluntarily recalled five PowerCore models because of a potential manufacturing issue involving lithium-ion cells from one supplier. A September 2025 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission update cited reports of fires and explosions and identified approximately 481,000 affected units. On June 12, 2025, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of Anker PowerCore 10000 model A1263 power banks, more than 1 million units. The lithium batteries may overheat, posing fire and burn risks; users can apply for a replacement under the recall program. This entry is limited to the specified model and sales batches.

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  3. 2025

    Request for U.S. security and tariff investigation

    John Moolenaar, chair of the U.S. House Select Committee on China, asked the U.S. Department of Commerce to investigate potential security risks and tariff-evasion concerns involving Anker.

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  4. 2022

    eufy camera privacy controversy

    eufy had represented that webcam recordings were stored locally and were inaccessible through the cloud. Security researcher Paul Moore reported that images and videos were uploaded to AWS-hosted servers and associated with user data, and that material remained after deletion attempts. The controversy led some sponsored organizations to end relationships with Anker and was followed by changes to eufy's published privacy language.

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