Apple Beats Pill XL Portable Wireless Speakers recall: Fire Hazard
Apple Recalls Beats Pill XL Portable Wireless Speakers Due to Fire Hazard
Why was Apple Beats Pill XL Portable Wireless Speakers recalled?
The battery can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact Apple for a $325 Apple Store credit or electronic payment. Apple will provide a postage paid box for consumers to send their Pill XL speaker to Apple. Contact: Apple Inc. online at www.apple.com or www.beatsbydre.com or www.apple.com/support/beats-pillxl-recall or contact Apple Support toll-free at (800) 275-2273 anytime 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
- Beats Pill XL speaker
- Company
- Beats Electronics LLC, of Culver City, Calif., Apple Inc., of Cupertino, Calif.
- Quantity
- About 222,000 in the U.S. (and about 11,000 in Canada)
- Sold at
- Apple Retail Stores and major retail stores nationwide and online at Apple.com and Beatsbydre.com from January 2014 through June 2015 for about $300.
- Recall date
- June 3, 2015
- Incidents / injuries
- Apple has received eight reports of incidents of the speakers overheating, including one with a burn to a consumer's finger and one with damage to a consumer's desk.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves all Beats Pill XL portable, wireless speakers. The recalled products are plastic, capsule-shaped speakers about 4 inches tall by 13 inches wide by 4 inches deep with a plastic mesh grille on the front and a built-in carrying handle to the rear. The small "b" Beats logo is on the grille and "beatspillXL" is on the handle. The speakers come in five colors black, white, pink, metallic sky and titanium.