Product Recall Number: 13-739
Why was ATG lithium-ion batteries recalled?
The battery can catch fire while charging.
Product Recall Number: 13-739
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2013-06-19
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: ATG lithium-ion batteries
Description: This recall involves both black and white ATG lithium-ion replacement batteries for MacBook Pro notebook computers. Model number "MC-MBOOK13B" is on the label of the black battery and model number "MC-BOOK13W" is on the label of the white battery. The ATG logo is on both batteries.
Hazard Description: The battery can catch fire while charging.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund, Replace
Units: About 5,100
Incidents: The firm has received 13 reports that the battery caught fire, including one report of a serious burn to a consumer's leg.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled battery, remove it from the computer and contact Best Buy for a replacement Apple brand battery or a $50 Best Buy gift card as a full refund. Best Buy is contacting its customers directly.
Sold At: Bestbuy.com and Partstore.com, or shipped to customers through the Geek Squad Protection fulfillment at Best Buy from September 2008 through June 2012 for about $50.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed