EU alert · Safety Gate Other risk levels Communication and media equipment
Laptop Apple “MacBook Pro” — risk: burns, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A11/00068/20
Summary
The battery may overheat and might consequently lead to burns or fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
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Product
Laptop — Apple
- Brand
- Apple
- Name / model
- MacBook Pro · Retina, 15-inch, mid-2015 model
- Category
- Communication and media equipment
- Laptop with a 15.4-inch (diagonal) display, 2.2-2.5 GHz processors, 256 GB-1 TB solid-state storage, two Thunderbolt 2 ports, two USB 3 ports, and one HDMI port. The product was also sold online.
- Recall information: https://support.apple.com/en-ie/15-inch-macbook-pro-battery-recall
What is the risk?
- The battery may overheat and might consequently lead to burns or fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 20/06/2019
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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