Product Recall Number: 15-156
Why was Beats Pill XL speaker recalled?
The battery can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Product Recall Number: 15-156
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-06-03
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Beats Pill XL speaker
Description: The battery can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Hazard Description: The battery can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 222,000 in the U.S. (and about 11,000 in Canada)
Incidents: Apple has received eight reports of incidents of the speakers overheating, including one with a burn to a consumer's finger and one with damage to a consumer's desk.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact Apple for a $325 Apple Store credit or electronic payment. Apple will provide a postage paid box for consumers to send their Pill XL speaker to Apple.
Sold At: Apple Retail Stores and major retail stores nationwide and online at Apple.com and Beatsbydre.com from January 2014 through June 2015 for about $300.
Importers: Beats Electronics LLC, of Culver City, Calif. and Apple Inc., of Cupertino, Calif.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed