Best Buy recalls MacBook Pro replacement batteries after reports of fire
Editor's note: The CPSC states that the recalled batteries are for MacBook Pros, but the batteries are available in black or white, which were colors available only for the discontinued MacBook. Macworld has contacted the CPSC and Best Buy for clarification.
Best Buy has recalled about 5100 replacement batteries for Apple’s MacBook Pro laptops, after 13 reports that the battery caught fire, a U.S. consumer safety agency said.
The ATG lithium-ion batteries can catch fire while charging, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a statement Wednesday.
The recall covers both black and white ATG lithium-ion replacement batteries for MacBook Pro laptops. “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,” CPSC said. The ATG logo is on both batteries.
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