Three-prong adapters sold as part of World Travel Adapter Kit being recalled by Apple due to electric shock risk

 

Apple is recalling about 814,000 three-prong wall adapters included in Apple AC World Travel Adapter Kits in the United States and about 81,000 in Canada.

Apple has received six reports from other countries of wall plug adapters breaking and consumers receiving shocks, including two reports of consumers who were medically evaluated and released without the need for further medical treatment. No reports of incidents or injuries were reported by U.S. consumers.   

The three-prong AC wall plug adapters can break and expose the metal portion of the adapter, posing an electric shock risk.

This recall involves three-prong AC wall plug adapters included in the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit sold before February 2015.  The kits contain three-prong and two-prong AC wall plug adapters that fit different electrical outlets worldwide. The recalled adapters were made for use primarily in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Hong Kong and were also sold with Mac computers and iOS devices.  The recalled three-prong AC wall plug adapters are white with no letters on the inside slot where it attaches to an Apple power adapter. Redesigned adapters are white with gray on the inside portion that attaches to the power adapter.

 

The kits were sold at Apple stores and other home electronics stores nationwide and online at Apple.com from January 2003 through January 2015 for about $30. 

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled wall plug adapters and contact Apple for free replacement adapters, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advised.

For more information, call Apple at 800-275-2273 anytime, or visit www.apple.com, click on Support, and then click on Apple Three-Prong AC Wall Plug Adapter Recall Program at the bottom of the page.