Note: Health Canada's press release is available here.
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Rocketfish Battery Case for iPhone 3G/3GS -
Rocketfish Battery Case for iPhone 3G/3GS
For additional information, consumers should contact Best Buy toll-free at (800) 917-5737 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET any day, or visit the firm's websites at www.bestbuy.com (US) or www.bestbuy.ca or www.futureshop.ca (Canada).
Recall Details
This recall includes the Rocketfish™ Model RF-KL12 Mobile Battery Case. The battery case is made of black lightweight, soft-touch rubberized material designed to hold the phone securely, and comes with a built-in battery. The model number "RF-KL12" appears on the front of the product's packaging, on the packaging barcode, and in white print on the curved inner surface of the product.
Consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact Best Buy for instructions on returning the product and receiving a Best Buy gift card for $70 or $105 in Canada.
CPSC and the firm have received about 14 reports of the battery cases overheating in the United States, including three reports of minor burns to consumers and four reports of minor property damage.
Best Buy Co. Inc., of Richfield, Minn.
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Related Recalls
The lithium-ion battery in the recalled power banks can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
The chargers can ignite or cause a connected battery to ignite, posing fire and burn hazards and risk of serious injury and death.
The lithium-ion batteries in the recalled power banks can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
The lithium-ion battery in the power banks can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
The recalled portable chargers can overheat while charging, posing fire and burn hazards.
The recalled charge station can overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
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