Product Recall Number: 12048
Why was Rocketfish™ Model RF-KL12 Mobile Battery Cases for iPhone 3G and 3GS recalled?
The battery case can overheat while charging, posing a fire hazard.
Product Recall Number: 12048
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2011-11-29
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Rocketfish™ Model RF-KL12 Mobile Battery Cases for iPhone 3G and 3GS
Description: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Hazard Description: The battery case can overheat while charging, posing a fire hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund, New Instructions
Units: About 31,000 in the U.S. and about 1,000 in Canada
Incidents: CPSC and the firm have received about 14 reports of the battery cases overheating in the United States, including three reports of minor burns to consumers and four reports of minor property damage.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact Best Buy for instructions on returning the product and receiving a Best Buy gift card for $70 or $105 in Canada.
Sold At: Best Buy stores nationwide, Future Shop and Best Buy stores in Canada, and online from about April 2010 through about September 2011 for between $10 and $60.
Importers: Best Buy Co. Inc., of Richfield, Minn.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed