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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

Samsung Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Model SM-T230NU

Category

Electronics

Report number

20140512-5B5C8-2147444606

Ownership age

About 8 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20140512-5B5C8-2147444606. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Samsung Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Model SM-T230NU. Incident: While plugged in my Samsung Galaxy S4 became so hot it melted the cable. I'm not sure if there was fire but the device was certainly smoking. It was plugged into the charger that came with the phone, but the cable was not original. There's been no liquid damage to the device.

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: 20140512-5B5C8-2147444606. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.