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Product Recall Number: 16-106

Why was AC adapter kits and plug adapters recalled?

The two-prong wall plug adapters for Australia/New Zealand/Argentina, Brazil, Continental Europe and Korea can break and expose the metal portion of the adapter, posing an electric shock risk.

AC adapter kits and plug adapters
Here's product recall specific data for AC adapter kits and plug adapters.

  • Product Recall Number: 16-106

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2016-02-18

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: AC adapter kits and plug adapters

  • Description: The two-prong wall plug adapters for Australia/New Zealand/Argentina, Brazil, Continental Europe and Korea can break and expose the metal portion of the adapter, posing an electric shock risk.

  • Hazard Description: The two-prong wall plug adapters for Australia/New Zealand/Argentina, Brazil, Continental Europe and Korea can break and expose the metal portion of the adapter, posing an electric shock risk.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Replace

  • Units: About 814,000 (In addition, about 81,000 were sold in Canada)

  • Incidents: Apple has received 12 reports of wall plug adapters breaking and consumers receiving shocks overseas, including three reports of consumers who were medically evaluated and released. No reports of incidents or injuries were reported by U.S. consumers.  

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled wall plug adapters and contact Apple for free replacement adapters.

  • Sold At: Apple stores and other home electronics stores, and online at Apple.com from January 2003 through January 2015 for about $30.

  • Importers: Apple, of Cupertino, Calif.

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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