MEDIA RELEASE
Name of product:
ATG lithium-ion batteries
Hazard:
The battery can catch fire while charging.
Remedy:
Contact:
Best Buy toll-free at (888) 737-6954 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. CT daily or e-mail bestbuypartexchange@decisionone.com, or online at www.bestbuy.com, and click on “Product Recalls†at the bottom of the page for more information.
Recall Details
Units
About 5,100
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.
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.
Remedy
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.
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.
Importer
BTI Corp., of Las Vegas
Manufactured in
China
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
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