# Damaged or recalled batteries and battery-powered devices — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Damaged or recalled batteries and battery-powered devices, carrier is FAA (air transport); restriction type is prohibited; scope is aircraft (all baggage); conditions is Must not be carried aboard an aircraft if likely to create sparks or generate a dangerous evolution of heat, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.

- **Item category:** Damaged or recalled batteries and battery-powered devices
- **Carrier:** FAA (air transport) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** prohibited _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** aircraft (all baggage) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Must not be carried aboard an aircraft if likely to create sparks or generate a dangerous evolution of heat.

## What the source says

> Damaged or recalled batteries and battery-powered devices, which are likely to create sparks or generate a dangerous evolution of heat must not be carried aboard an aircraft

## Source

- https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/lithium-batteries

Last verified: 2026-08-04. Review by: 2027-08-04.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).