Anker controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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.
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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。
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.
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.
2025
Anker Japan recalls Soundcore 3 Bluetooth speakers over battery fire risk
Recall announced
Anker Japan voluntarily recalled and offered replacements for Soundcore 3 Bluetooth speakers sold in Japan between December 16, 2022 and October 21, 2025, totaling 91,933 units, after battery cells from an external supplier may have been contaminated with foreign matter during manufacturing, potentially causing internal short circuits, abnormal heat and fire risk. As of August 13, 2026, only 43.7% of units had been recovered. Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency issued a renewed warning after a June 15, 2026 car fire in Okinawa in which a Soundcore 3 was destroyed.
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
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因此自2025年10月21日起展開自主回收及更換
此次召回範圍涵蓋2022年12月16日至2025年10月21日期間在日本販售的Soundcore 3，共計9萬1933台。
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
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.