September 29, 2026. About 51,000 Blue Cactus Company battery packs used with reclining chairs are under a Consumer Product Safety Commission recall dated September 24. The agency says the lithium-ion battery can overheat, presenting fire and burn hazards.
CPSC is aware of four reports of the batteries overheating, smoking or igniting. The notice identifies the affected product as the Blue Cactus Company 2500 mAh Reclining Chair Battery Pack, model RWX-RBP02. It was sold on Amazon from May 2023 through July 2026 and was designed for use with various recliner brands.
How to check the battery pack
The recalled pack is black, has the Blue Cactus Company logo and name on the front, and has model number RWX-RBP02 printed on the rear. Because a recliner can use a battery from a different supplier, checking the pack itself is more reliable than relying on the chair’s brand or appearance. The CPSC notice includes photographs of the front and back.
Replacement and disposal instructions
CPSC tells owners to stop using affected packs immediately and contact the Blue Cactus Company for a replacement. The recall notice supplies the company’s contact information and the official recall page.
The agency gives special disposal instructions. A recalled lithium-ion pack should not go in household trash, curbside recycling or a retail battery collection box. Consumers should first ask a municipal household hazardous-waste center whether it accepts recalled lithium-ion batteries; if it does not, they should contact their municipality for direction. Those steps address the fire risk posed by a damaged or recalled pack during handling and transport.
This product recall is separate from other home safety measures. AskNovus’s smoke alarm checklist explains where alarms belong and how to test them, while the CPSC notice gives the instructions specific to this battery.
Sources
Featured photo: Jason Wang via Unsplash; illustrative chair, not the recalled battery.
[…] The absence of reported injuries does not change the agency’s stop-use advice. This is a flammability compliance recall, not a report that a particular mattress has caught fire. For another recent consumer-product safety action, see our report on the Blue Cactus recliner battery-pack recall. […]