Safety recall of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 7 phones in US
Samsung is recalling about 1m of the phones because a battery flaw can lead to overheating, posing a serious burn hazard, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
That represents about 97% of the Note 7 devices that hit the US market, CPSC chairman Elliot Kaye said at a press conference. Samsung told regulators that the phone’s battery was slightly too big for its compartment and the tight space pinched the battery, causing it to short-circuit, Kaye said.
