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Super Off-Road solar power banks recalled for swelling and overheating

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Event date

Jun 25, 2026

Effective

Jun 25, 2026

Published

Oct 6, 2026

Last updated

Oct 6, 2026

Background. This event is more than 90 days old. We keep it for reference; it is not current news. Recalls stay in force until the maker says otherwise, so the checks below still apply.

What changed at a glance

What changed

On June 25, 2026, the CPSC announced a recall of about 7,400 Super Off-Road 12,000 mAh Solar Wireless Power Banks in the US, plus 4,964 in Canada (recall 26-575). The importer is Spector & Co. The power bank is black, about 3.4 inches wide and 6.5 inches tall, with a small solar panel and wireless charging.

“The solar power bank’s lithium-ion battery can swell and overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.”

That is the CPSC’s description of the hazard. There were two reports of battery swelling and no injuries. These units weren’t sold in stores: the notice says various companies handed them out as promotional items between January 2019 and December 2023.

Who it affects

Anyone who has a Super Off-Road solar power bank, most likely from a trade show, a company gift or a conference bag. Because it was a giveaway, many owners won’t remember where it came from. Look for the Super Off-Road name and the built-in solar panel.

It does not affect the Starlink Mini directly. A 12,000 mAh phone bank with wireless charging is far too small to run a Mini: Starlink’s spec sheet asks for a USB PD source of at least 100 W, and the CPSC notice doesn’t suggest this bank has a high-power USB-C port.

What it means for your power setup

This recall is a good reason to clear out the small “solar” banks that collect in glove boxes and camp bins. The panel on a phone-sized power bank is tiny. It can top up a phone slowly; it can’t power a satellite dish. If you want to run a Mini on solar, the panel has to be sized to the dish’s draw, and in most setups there’s a battery in between. Our panel-direct guide explains why a panel alone rarely works, and the USB-C power bank guide covers the bank sizes that do.

A swelling lithium battery left on a dashboard in summer is a real risk, whatever its size. Heat speeds up the damage. That applies to the power bank, and to any Mini kit stored in a hot car.

What to do

1. Look for a black Super Off-Road power bank with a solar panel on it.
2. If you have one, stop using it, per the CPSC notice.
3. Register for the refund at spectorandco.com/recall. The notice says the refund is a check mailed to you. Spector & Co. contacts: 888-377-7732 (9 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, Monday to Friday) or recall@spectorandco.com.
4. If the battery is already swollen, don’t charge it or press on it. Take it to a household hazardous waste site that accepts lithium batteries.

What stays the same

• Starlink’s power requirements for the Mini: unchanged.
• Our solar sizing method and sun-hour data on the batteries hub and solar pages: unchanged.
• No product on our bench list is affected.

What we don’t know yet

• Which companies gave these banks away. The notice doesn’t list them, which makes it hard to know whether you received one.
• The bank’s output ratings. The CPSC notice doesn’t list them.
• Whether other promotional solar banks from the same factory are affected. The recall names only this product.