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Product Recall Number: 14-008

Why was A/C Adaptor (charger) included with Polaroid PMID 709 Internet Tablets recalled?

The adaptors can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

A/C Adaptor (charger) included with Polaroid PMID 709 Internet Tablets
Here's product recall specific data for A/C Adaptor (charger) included with Polaroid PMID 709 Internet Tablets.

  • Product Recall Number: 14-008

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2013-10-30

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: A/C Adaptor (charger) included with Polaroid PMID 709 Internet Tablets

  • Description: The charger for the 7-inch Polaroid tablet can overheat.

  • Hazard Description: The adaptors can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Replace

  • Units: About 21,000

  • Incidents: The firm has received approximately ten reports of the adaptor overheating.  No injuries or property damage have been reported.

  • Remedy: Customers should immediately stop using the adaptor and contact Southern Telecom for a replacement adaptor at no cost. Customers will receive an envelope for returning the recalled product with their replacement adaptor.

  • Sold At: Big Lots in July 2013 for $90 for the tablet and adaptor. 

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed