[Safety Alert] Apple USB mains power adaptor

[Branta]

Apple has determined that, in rare cases, the Apple 5W European USB power adapter may overheat and pose a safety risk. This adapter came with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S models shipped from October 2009 to September 2012 in the countries listed below. It was also sold as a standalone accessory.

Original Apple announcement and exchange process. (first published 06/13/2014)

Note that users traveling from other regions may also have purchased defective devices as accessories.
Country list:
Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Moldova
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Vietnam

 

[phreddyl]

thank you for the heads up

 

[OrbitualNoob]

Thanks! My charger DOES get really hot sometimes, so yeah...


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