US consumer safety group recalls the Samsung Galaxy Note 7
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has officially recalled the Galaxy Note 7, noting that its lithium-ion battery can overheat and catch fire. This follows a recall that Samsung itself implemented in early September. Shortly after this initial rollback, the CPSC published a statement urging anyone with a Galaxy Note 7 to power it down and stop charging it, and Samsung said it was working with the safety group on an official government recall.
Samsung says that the overheating issue affects just 24 per 1 million devices, but the company isn’t taking chances. On top of a global recall of 2.5 million devices, the company plans to launch a software update on September 20th that limits the Galaxy Note 7’s battery to a 60 percent charge.
Since news of the fire hazard broke, the Federal Aviation Administration and New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority have warned against bringing the Galaxy Note 7 on both planes and trains, respectively. Samsung lost $26 billion in market value in the weeks following the recall.
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Source: CPSC
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