Product
Apple Apple iPad 2
Category
Electronics
Report number
20130729-5C980-2147453640
Ownership age
About 21 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Explosion / rupture
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20130729-5C980-2147453640. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Apple Apple iPad 2. Source model text: iPad 2. Incident: The iPad 2 I purchaed in October 2011 exploded. It appears the battery expanded and finally cracked the case.
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.
Official report number: 20130729-5C980-2147453640. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.