Product Recall Number: 17-109
Why was Battery chargers in the video game controller recalled?
The battery chargers can overheat and damage the video game controller, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Product Recall Number: 17-109
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2017-03-14
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Battery chargers in the video game controller
Description: This recall involves Energizer® XBOX ONE 2X Smart Chargers used to charge XBOX ONE video game controllers. The chargers are black plastic and measure about 3.5 inches long, 5 inches wide and 11 inches tall. “Energizer®” is printed on the charger’s label. Item number 048-052-NA is printed on the bottom of the chargers. The chargers hold up to two XBOX controllers.
Hazard Description: The battery chargers can overheat and damage the video game controller, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 121,000 in the U.S. (In addition, about 7,250 were sold in Canada and 2,560 in Mexico)
Incidents: The company has received 24 reports of the chargers overheating and deforming the charger’s plastic cover, including 6 reports of chargers emitting a burning odor. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled battery chargers and contact Performance Designed Products to return the chargers for a full refund.
Sold At: Best Buy, GameStop and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and other online retailers from February 2016 through February 2017 for about $40.
Importers: Performance Designed Products LLC, of Burbank, Calif.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: Performance Designed Products LLC, of Burbank, Calif.
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed