Asurion Recalls Counterfeit BlackBerry-branded Batteries Due to Burn and Fire Hazards
Asurion
Hazard: The counterfeit batteries can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards.
Recalls involving household electronics, including televisions, power banks, battery chargers, laptop batteries, and headphones.
Asurion
Hazard: The counterfeit batteries can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards.
PDi Communications
Hazard: A capacitor on the television's power supply board can fail, posing a fire hazard.
Tekkeon
Hazard: The battery cell can short-circuit and overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Sony
Hazard: The computers can overheat, posing a burn hazard to the consumer.
Radio Systems Corporation of, Knoxville, Tenn.
Hazard: When the metal connector is removed from the bed, it can cause arcing between the coil spring and the connector, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
Hewlett-Packard
Hazard: The recalled lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
Comarco Inc. of, Lake Forest, Calif.
Hazard: Faulty wiring can cause the connector tips to heat and melt the plastic encasing the connector tips, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Acer America
Hazard: An internal microphone wire under the palm rest can short circuit and overheat. This poses a potential burn hazard to consumers.
Hon-Kwang Electric (Shenzhen)
Hazard: A plastic weld on the power adapters can fail and allow two parts to separate, exposing live electrical contacts. This poses a shock hazard to consumers.
Sony
Hazard: Insulation inside the AC adapter can fail over time, posing an electrical shock hazard to consumers.
LEGO Systems
Hazard: The batteries in the remote controls can overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Samsung Telecommunications America
Hazard: The recalled cell phones that are in a no-service area and display an "out of range, try again later" message could fail to connect to emergency 911.