Owners of reclining chairs with an add-on battery pack should check the battery’s brand and model. A September 24 recall covers about 51,000 Blue Cactus Company 2500 mAh packs because their lithium-ion batteries can overheat, creating fire and burn hazards.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission notice identifies model RWX-RBP02. The packs are black, with the Blue Cactus name and logo on the front and the model number on the rear. They were designed for use with various reclining-chair brands.
CPSC says the affected packs were sold on Amazon from May 2023 through July 2026 for about $105. The agency is aware of four reports involving overheating, smoking or ignition. Owners should stop using recalled packs immediately and contact the company for a replacement.
Check the accessory, not just the chair name
The recall’s identifying details concern the battery pack. Looking only at the furniture maker’s name may leave the relevant accessory unchecked, especially if it was purchased separately or added after the chair arrived.
Compare the label with the official notice and its product photographs. Use the written model number as the anchor for the check. A black rectangular pack or a similar-looking chair is not enough to establish whether a product is included.
If the chair belongs to someone else in your household, make sure that person knows about the stop-use instruction while you establish the model. Keep the recall link and any purchase information together so the person contacting the company has the same information as the person who inspected the label.
Use the named replacement channel
The company contact listed in the notice is [email protected]. Its official website has an “Important Recall Information” section. Start from that named channel and follow the current instructions for the affected pack.
Keep a record of the model, your contact with the company and any replacement confirmation. This makes it easier to follow up if the first message does not resolve the matter. Do not assume an old purchase is outside the recall merely because the original order is difficult to find.
This is also a useful moment to distinguish a replacement request from ordinary troubleshooting. A recalled pack should not be put back into use because it appears to work normally during a brief check.
Arrange disposal through the proper route
CPSC says recalled lithium-ion batteries must not go into ordinary rubbish, curbside recycling or battery collection boxes at retail stores. Contact a municipal household hazardous-waste facility first to ask whether it accepts recalled lithium-ion batteries; if it does not, ask the municipality for guidance.
That instruction is particularly relevant when a household receives a replacement and still has the old pack. Completing the exchange does not automatically settle how the recalled battery should leave the home.
Nation Today also covered the separate NEWDERY power-bank recall. The products and model numbers differ, so each notice needs its own check. For this recall, the decision point is Blue Cactus model RWX-RBP02 and the official replacement instructions.
Illustrative living room; no recalled battery pack or affected chair is identified in this photograph. Photo: Justin L U C K / Pexels.
