- Jan 24, 2011
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Samsung might launch a second recall of the Galaxy Note 7 after one of the safe replacement units caught fire on a passenger jet on Wednesday, former officials working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) explained.
The South Korean firm has nearly finalized the original recall of 2.5 million units, but preliminary data shows that a certain percentage of the replacement units are also suffering from overheating, which in some cases leads to devices catching fire even when not charging.
The most recent case took place on Wednesday when what was believed to be a replacement Note 7 - this hasn’t been confirmed just yet, but Samsung and the CPSC are currently investigating this possibility - caught fire on a Southwest Airlines flight, just when the plane was getting ready to take off.
The smoke emitted by the phone triggered the evacuation of the plane, and the flight was canceled, with no injuries reported whatsoever.
And now former CPSC officials explain that, if this was indeed a replacement Note 7 unit, Samsung might have no other option than to issue a second recall to get phones that are prone to catching fire off the market.
“If it’s the fixed phone and it started to smoke in his pocket, I’m going to guess there’ll be another recall,” Pamela Gilbert, former executive director of CPSC, was quoted as saying by Bloomberg. “That just doesn’t sound right.” The former CPSC agent then went on to add that the agency could have a decision as early as next week as this is “not something you want to leave hanging.”
Nancy Nord, who served as chairwoman of the CPSC, also explained that a second recall is indeed possible, although this rarely takes place. “Certainly [Samsung] could [issue] another recall, if it appears this is something beyond an aberration,” she noted, adding that the investigation must first determine if this was indeed a replacement Note 7 and the cause of the fire.
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The South Korean firm has nearly finalized the original recall of 2.5 million units, but preliminary data shows that a certain percentage of the replacement units are also suffering from overheating, which in some cases leads to devices catching fire even when not charging.
The most recent case took place on Wednesday when what was believed to be a replacement Note 7 - this hasn’t been confirmed just yet, but Samsung and the CPSC are currently investigating this possibility - caught fire on a Southwest Airlines flight, just when the plane was getting ready to take off.
The smoke emitted by the phone triggered the evacuation of the plane, and the flight was canceled, with no injuries reported whatsoever.
And now former CPSC officials explain that, if this was indeed a replacement Note 7 unit, Samsung might have no other option than to issue a second recall to get phones that are prone to catching fire off the market.
“If it’s the fixed phone and it started to smoke in his pocket, I’m going to guess there’ll be another recall,” Pamela Gilbert, former executive director of CPSC, was quoted as saying by Bloomberg. “That just doesn’t sound right.” The former CPSC agent then went on to add that the agency could have a decision as early as next week as this is “not something you want to leave hanging.”
Nancy Nord, who served as chairwoman of the CPSC, also explained that a second recall is indeed possible, although this rarely takes place. “Certainly [Samsung] could [issue] another recall, if it appears this is something beyond an aberration,” she noted, adding that the investigation must first determine if this was indeed a replacement Note 7 and the cause of the fire.
Read more: http://news.softpedia.com/news/sams...ter-safe-model-exploded-on-plane-509050.shtml
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