Apple MacBook Pro, mid-2015 model, A1398 EMC 2910

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20190703-A85EA-2147380113. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Apple MacBook Pro, mid-2015 model, A1398 EMC 2910. Source model text: Model # A1398. Incident: I own an Apple MacBook Pro (Retina, 15 inch, Mid 2015) 2.2GHz Intel Core i7 I purchased it in July of 2015. My serial # isn't included in the recall, but I have the same issues with my laptop that are stated in the recall. At times the metal on the bottom has become so hot that it feels like it will burn my skin which happens when in use or while charging. I recently saw a recall on ConsumerReports.org and realized that this problem wasn't a normal thing for my laptop.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20220222-B44FA-2147357481. Severity: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional. Matched catalog product: Apple MacBook Pro, mid-2015 model, A1398 EMC 2910. Source model text: Model A1706.. Incident: I took my MacBook Pro. Apple, Model A1706 laptop on a plane, stored under the seat, and smoke and flames started coming out of the laptop, a fire extinguisher needed to be used to put out the fire in the laptop. I suffered burns and the airline prepared a report.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20190628-95A7E-2147380231. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Apple MacBook Pro, mid-2015 model, A1398 EMC 2910 (Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro laptop computer, mid-2015 model). Incident: This is a report for the 15-inch MacBook Pro laptop computer currently under recall for battery overheating issues. (https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2019/Apple-Recalls-15-Inch-MacBook-Pro-Laptop-Computers-Due-to-Fire-Hazard) I have the mid-2015 model included in the recall, and the battery has gone from flat to pillow-shaped. I brought the laptop in to an Apple store for a display issue, and the tech reported that the battery was possibly the root cause, as the pillow shape is pressing against the circuit boards too much. The batery was diagnosed as pillowed because: 1) the laptop does not sit flat on a surface, despite having all four feet still intact, and 2) the touchpad does not respond as it should. This battery has always run hotter than I would expect for a laptop battery. In the last two months, it has had some difficulty recharging. It overheated enough to pillow out about a week ago.