Product Recall Number: 12049
Why was Rechargeable External Battery Case recalled?
The battery case's integrated circuit switch can overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Product Recall Number: 12049
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2011-11-29
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Rechargeable External Battery Case
Description: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 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's integrated circuit switch can overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace, New Instructions
Units: About 6,118
Incidents: Mophie has received 110 reports of the product becoming warm to the touch, 44 reports of the product deforming and nine reports of minor burns.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact Mophie for instructions on receiving a replacement product.
Sold At: B& H Photo, Barnes & Noble, InMotion Entertainment, J&R Music World, Marine Corps Exchange stores, Amazon.com and mophie.com since April 2011 for about $50.
Importers: Mophie LLC, of Paw Paw, Mich.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed