Product
Google Pixel 6
Category
Phone
Report number
20260527-C90D7-2147318564
Ownership age
Not stated
Failure type
Battery failure
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20260527-C90D7-2147318564. Matched catalog product: Google Pixel 6. Incident: The lithium-ion battery in my Google Pixel 6 smartphone experienced a severe internal hardware failure resulting in spontaneous, active thermal expansion (swelling). The expansion forced the physical frame of the device to warp, completely overcoming the factory structural adhesive and separating the glass screen from the chassis.
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Official report number: 20260527-C90D7-2147318564. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.