The battery can overheat, posing a fire hazard
of ConsumerAffairs
Apple Inc., of Cupertino, Calif., is recalling about 233,000 Beats Pill XL speakers in the U.S. and Canada.
The battery can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
The company has received 8 reports of incidents of the speakers overheating, including 1 with a burn to a consumer's finger and 1 with damage to a consumer's desk.
This recall involves all Beats Pill XL portable, wireless speakers. The recalled products are plastic, capsule-shaped speakers about 4 inches tall by 13 inches wide by 4 inches deep with a plastic mesh grille on the front and a built-in carrying handle to the rear.
The small “b” Beats logo is on the grille and “beatspillXL” is on the handle. The speakers come in five colors black, white, pink, metallic sky and titanium.
The speakers, manufactured in China, were sold at Apple Retail Stores and major retail stores nationwide and online at Apple.com and Beatsbydre.com from January 2014, through June 2015, for about $300.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact Apple for a $325 Apple Store credit or electronic payment. Apple will provide a postage paid box for consumers to send their Pill XL speaker to Apple.
Consumers may contact Apple Support toll-free at (800) 275-2273 anytime for more information.