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BenQ Recalls About 1,249 GV31 Portable Projectors Over Battery Overheating Risk

A CPSC notice issued July 30, 2026 says the projectors' lithium-ion battery can overheat, with three overheating reports including one causing burns to a person's hands.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 9:39 a.m. ET
, is recalling BenQ-branded GV31 portable projectors because the lithium-ion battery can overheat, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fire and burn hazards, according to a recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on July 30, 2026. The notice, recall number , covers about 1,249 units in the United States, with about 240 more sold in Canada. The notice states that the firm has received three reports of the projector overheating, including one incident that resulted in burns on hands. The recalled units are white and circular, measuring about 5.2 inches by 8 inches by 7.5 inches and weighing about 3.7 pounds, and are powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, according to the notice. They sit on a gray base, have a built-in speaker, a carrying strap, a lens and control buttons on top, and shipped with a remote control. The brand name and model number are printed on a label on the underside of the gray base. The says consumers should stop using the projectors immediately and contact BenQ for a free battery repair or a replacement projector, including shipping. Owners are asked to register at https://www.benq.com/en-us/support/gv31recall.html to receive a prepaid label and package to return the product. The notice warns that the recalled projector should not be put in the trash, the general recycling stream, or used-battery recycling boxes at retail and home improvement stores, because recalled lithium-ion batteries present a greater fire risk; it advises contacting a municipal household hazardous waste collection center first to ask whether it accepts them, and contacting the municipality for further guidance if it does not. Background reference sources describe the GV31 as a small battery-powered DLP projector with an LED light source, producing a 1080p image at about 300 ANSI lumens, with a lens assembly on a magnetic base that rotates to aim the image at angles up to 135 degrees, an internal 5,800 mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery giving roughly three hours of video playback, a 2.1-channel speaker set, and HDMI and USB-C inputs plus Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Those sources describe the product generally and say nothing about this recall. It is sold as a finished, boxed retail product through electronics retailers and the manufacturer's own online store, so those affected are individual owners and households rather than industrial buyers. The 's own recall database records no other enforcement action by this firm; that history says nothing about fault in this action.

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  1. Version 67 Aug 2026, 13:39current

    Added headline and dek; removed the closing line about the notice being newly issued; no factual changes.

  2. Version 57 Aug 2026, 09:17

    Replaced the generic product-class description with the GV31's specific published specifications from manufacturer and ProjectorCentral reference sources, and added those source URLs.

  3. Version 47 Aug 2026, 04:44

    Replaced unsupported manufacturer datasheet specifications with the general product description from the cited background reference sources, and added a headline and dek.

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    Removed the unsupported AndroidGuys attribution and rebuilt the product-description paragraph on BenQ's own datasheet and specification page, adding brightness, resolution, rotation, audio, input and streaming details and noting no stated country of manufacture.

  5. Version 26 Aug 2026, 19:39

    Replaced the generic projector-technology background with device-specific description sourced to BenQ's product specification page and an AndroidGuys review, including DLP/LED engine, 1080p output, HDMI/USB-C inputs and 5,800 mAh battery rated for about 180 minutes.

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