Product
Samsung Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Model SM-T230NU
Category
Electronics
Report number
20170103-082E7-2147408571
Ownership age
About 0 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20170103-082E7-2147408571. Matched catalog product: Samsung Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Model SM-T230NU. Source model text: EP-NG930. Incident: I received as a gift from my sister on Christmas Day (so I have had it six days) and used on our kitchen counter to charge our Galaxy S7 phones. It was purchased from Besy Buy. On Jan 1 I smelled something burning and walk over to see the charger smoldering at the usb port. There was no phone on it charging. I learned that the blue light means charging. When I walked up to it, that light was on. There had not been a phone on it for at least thirty minutes. I am guessing it burned itself up continuing to charge with nothing there. Good thing I caught it before it caught my house on fire... We use all Samsung OE products because I know that's important and have two "slow" wireless chargers that have worked perfectly for over a year. All samsung products I own (phone, chagers, etc...) are all within Samsungs 1y warranty.
Official report number: 20170103-082E7-2147408571. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.