RECALL ALERT: Massive Xbox Recall After Numerous Dangerous Incidents
By Michele
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is issuing a recall on battery chargers used to charge Xbox One controllers. The battery chargers can reportedly overheat, damaging the controller and posing a burn hazard. The charger is being recalled because it poses as a burning hazard to consumers. Chargers have been reported to overheat and deform the charger's cover, and have also been reported to emit a burning odor.
The voluntary recall is for Energizer Xbox One 2X Smart Chargers, which were sold at Best Buy, GameStop, and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and other online retailers. Approximately 121,000 units have been sold.
The charger being recalled can be used to charge two Xbox One controllers at the same time. 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.
The CPSC says the charger's manufacturer has received 24 reports of the chargers overheating and deforming the charger's plastic cover, including six reports of the chargers emitting a burning odor.
Owners should contact the manufacturer, Performance Designed Products for a refund. You can call them at 1-800-263-1156 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or online at pdp.com.
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