Plug adapter – Apple
Other risk levels Electric shock
- Product
- Plug adapter
- Brand
- Apple (7 alerts)
- Type / model
- Type G
- Batch numbers
- Affected products are supplied with certain Apple Mac and iOS devices sold primarily in Ireland and UK, including MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iPod, iPhone, and iPad products from 2003 to 2010.
- Also sold in combination with Apple power adapters sold separately, primarily in Ireland and UK during the same period, and with the World Travel Adapter Kit sold in the EU market from 2003 until 2015
- Batch as notified
- Affected products are supplied with certain Apple Mac and iOS devices sold primarily in Ireland and UK, including MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iPod, iPhone, and iPad products from 2003 to 2010.Also sold in combination with Apple power adapters sold separately, primarily in Ireland and UK during the same period, and with the World Travel Adapter Kit sold in the EU market from 2003 until 2015
- Description
- Affected three-prong wall plug adapters are white, with no letters in the inside slot where it attaches to the Apple adapter. The product was also sold online.
- Risk
- The product could break, exposing internal electrical components. A user might touch the accessible live parts while the adapter is plugged into the wall socket and suffer an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
- Measures
- Recall of the product from end users · by the importer · from 25 May 2019
- Recall page
- https://support.apple.com/en-ie/three-prong-ac-wall-plug-adapter
- Notifying country
- Ireland
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Alert type
- Consumer
- Photos
- Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.
This page reproduces the Safety Gate record as published. recallarchive is not affiliated with the European Commission. If you own this product, follow the measures above and contact the seller.
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