Product recall · February 18, 2016
Apple Recalls Travel Adapter Kits and Plugs Due to Risk of Electric Shock
Hazard: The two-prong wall plug adapters for Australia/New Zealand/Argentina, Brazil, Continental Europe and Korea can break and expose the metal portion of the adapter, posing an electric shock risk.
What to do: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled wall plug adapters and contact Apple for free replacement adapters.
- Recall number
- 16106
- Announced
- Product
- AC adapter kits and plug adapters
- Importer
- Apple, of Cupertino, Calif.
- Made in
- China
- Affected products
- This recall involves Apple World Travel Adapter Kits and wall plug adapters. The kits contain three-prong and two-prong AC wall plug adapters that fit different electrical outlets worldwide. The recalled adapters were made for use in Australia/New Zealand/Argentina, Brazil, Continental Europe and Korea and were also sold with Mac computers and iOS devices. The wall plug adapters are white plastic with the following characteristics: Australia/New Zealand/Argentina - flat angled blades Brazil - round thin pins Continental Europe - round thin pins, slightly slanted inward Korea - round thick pins Recalled wall plug adapters have either four or five letters or numbers, or no markings on the insi
- Units
- About 814,000 (In addition, about 81,000 were sold in Canada)
- Incidents / injuries
- Apple has received 12 reports of wall plug adapters breaking and consumers receiving shocks overseas, including three reports of consumers who were medically evaluated and released. No reports of incidents or injuries were reported by U.S. consumers.
- Sold at
- Apple stores and other home electronics stores, and online at Apple.com from January 2003 through January 2015 for about $30.
- Consumer contact
- Apple at 800-275-2273 any time, or online at www.apple.com and click on AC Wall Plug Adapter Recall Program for more information.
- Source
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice 16106
- Last checked
What to do if you own this product
- Stop using the product if the notice tells you to.
- Find the model number, serial number or date code on the product and compare it with the notice.
- Contact the company using the details above for the refund, repair or replacement.
- Report an injury or a safety problem at SaferProducts.gov.
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