Apple Ultracompact USB Power Adapter Exchange program. Apple has determined that under certain conditions the new ultracompact Apple USB power adapter’s metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet, creating a risk of electric shock. The ultracompact USB power adapters were supplied with every iPhone 3G sold in the following countries, and may also have been purchased separately as an accessory: US, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Several Latin American countries.
We have received reports of detached blades involving a very small percentage of the adapters sold, but no injuries have been reported.
Apple decided to exchange every ultracompact power adapter for a new, redesigned adapter, free of charge. Users with ultracompact power adapters should immediately stop using them until they exchange them for a new, redesigned ultracompact adapter. Replacement adapters will be available starting Friday, October 10, 2008. An ultracompact adapter with a green dot imprinted on the bottom are said to be safe and don’t need to be replaced.
More information is available from the official Apple’s support webpage here.
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