Fire / ignition
Telephones or Telephone Accessories (550)
6 months
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20260718-A3B53-2147313733. Severity: No Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Apple Iphone 17 Pro. Source model text: IPhone 17. Incident: After purchasing a new iPhone 17 on January 8,2026 while my boyfriend was at work, after briefly placing the phone down to have a conversation with a coworker , the phone started smoking and eventually caught fire, which completely melted and decimated the phone. The phone exploded, breaking open and into pieces where the majority of the phone was burned to the point of turning into ash. The iPhone 17 was being used by my boyfriend for normal everyday communication. Thankfully there were no injuries sustained from the explosion, the incident occurred around February 23,2026
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Fire / ignition
Telephones or Telephone Accessories (550)
6 months
Months until failure
6 months
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