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Official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission consumer incident report from the SaferProducts.gov public database. Use the verification links below to confirm the record on SaferProducts.gov or via the public database export.

Product

Apple SE

Category

Electronics

Report number

20130715-39501-2147454159

Ownership age

About 18 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20130715-39501-2147454159. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Apple SE. Incident: I have had to purchase 3 apple laptop chargers in the last 2 years, and know numerous other with the same issue. The charger overheats and begins to spark. The last one started my couch on fire, and this one began sparking and almost lit my bed sheets on fire. The wires become exposed as the charger begins to overheat, melting the surrounding plastic.

This is a consumer incident report published on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by people outside of CPSC. It is not automatically an official recall or manufacturer admission.
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Official report number: 20130715-39501-2147454159. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.