INS-027 · Hazards & harm
Lithium batteries
38 of 521 2026 recalls (7.3%) mention lithium batteries: 23 name lithium-ion and 19 mention coin or button cells. In 2015 the total was 9. First mention in the archive: 2002.
- Question it answers
- How often do recalls involve lithium batteries?
- What it means
- Notices that mention lithium batteries, split into those naming lithium-ion and those mentioning coin or button cells.
- What it does not mean
- Not all lithium-ion: many involve coin cells, which are a swallowing risk. Not a count of battery fires.
- How sure
- Medium. A keyword rule on text.
How it was worked out
- Recalls looked at
- Recalls dated 2026
- Measure
- Recalls mentioning lithium / all recalls that year
- Fields read
Title,Hazards[].Name,Description- Rule
- Headline, hazard or description mentions 'lithium' or 'li-ion'. Then split: lithium-ion (says 'lithium-ion' or 'li-ion') and coin or button cells (says 'coin' or 'button').
| group | recalls |
|---|---|
| Any lithium battery | 38 |
| Names lithium-ion | 23 |
| Mentions coin or button cells | 19 |
Do not say
- [number] lithium-ion battery recalls
- lithium-ion batteries are dangerous
Caveats
- Counts any mention, including recalls of products that merely contain a battery.
- Not all are lithium-ion: many recalls are of products with lithium coin or button cells (a swallowing hazard, not a fire hazard).
- A recall can be in both groups.
The recalls behind it
38 recall notices are counted. The most recent:
- Kakgold Recalls 4WD Remote-Controlled Car Toys Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Battery Ingestion; Violate Mandatory Standard for
- Bose Recalls Lithium-Ion Battery Packs for S1 Pro and S1 Pro+ Bluetooth Speaker Systems Due to Risk of Injury from Fire and Overheating Haza
- HAIARA Power Banks Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire and Burn Hazards; Sold on Amazon.com by Mitrytech
- Gobi Heat Recalls Rechargeable Hand Warmers Due to Risk of Serious Injury from Fire and Burn Hazards
- Kobayashi Recalls Rechargeable Hand Warmers Due to Risk of Serious Injury from Fire and Burn Hazards
Download every recall number behind this figure (JSON, key INS-027). All statistics.