Best Buy ATG Replacement Batteries for the MacBook Pro recall: Fire, Burn Hazards (Recall Alert)
Best Buy Recalls ATG Replacement Batteries for the MacBook Pro Due to Fire, Burn Hazards (Recall Alert)
Why was Best Buy ATG Replacement Batteries for the MacBook Pro recalled?
The battery can catch fire while charging.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled battery, remove it from the computer and contact Best Buy for a replacement Apple brand battery or a $50 Best Buy gift card as a full refund. Best Buy is contacting its customers directly. Contact: Best Buy at (800) 566-7498 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. CT Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. CT Saturdays and Sundays, or online at www.bestbuy.com, and click on "Product Recalls" at the bottom of the page for more information.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- ATG lithium-ion batteries
- Company
- BTI Corp., of Las Vegas
- Quantity
- About 5,100
- Sold at
- Bestbuy.com and Partstore.com, or shipped to customers through the Geek Squad Protection fulfillment at Best Buy from September 2008 through June 2012 for about $50.
- Recall date
- June 19, 2013
- Incidents / injuries
- The firm has received 13 reports that the battery caught fire, including one report of a serious burn to a consumer's leg.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves both black and white ATG lithium-ion replacement batteries for MacBook Pro notebook computers. Model number "MC-MBOOK13B" is on the label of the black battery and model number "MC-BOOK13W" is on the label of the white battery. The ATG logo is on both batteries.