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Apple recalls first-gen iPod nano
Sunday November 13, 2011 02:38:30 PM,
Sanu George, IANS
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San Francisco: Apple
has unveiled a worldwide replacement programme for the
first-generation iPod nano music player due to overheating battery
issues, telling owners to stop using the product and get it
replaced for free, Xinhua reported.
"Apple has determined that, in very rare cases, the battery in the
iPod nano (1st generation) may overheat and pose a safety risk.
Affected iPod nanos were sold between September 2005 and December
2006," said Apple in a notice posted Friday on the support section
of its official website.
The company said the issue has been traced to a single battery
supplier that produced batteries with a manufacturing defect.
Since the product is five or six years old now, the likelihood of
an incident increases.
Owners of iPod nano can check the serial number on the back of the
product to see if it is eligible for replacement. Apple promises a
replacement unit about six weeks after the company received the
affected one.
The overheating battery issues of the first generation iPod nano
have been known for years. In 2008 Japan's economy, trade and
industry ministry launched an investigation into Apple after
dozens of iPod overheating cases were reported, including several
incidents of iPod nanos heating to the point of catching fire and
causing minor burns to owners.
Last August, a commuter train in Tokyo was delayed during rush
hour when passengers complained of a strong burning smell from an
overheating iPod nano that had burst apart.
The portable music player also cost Apple $22.5 million settlement
in 2009 when a class action lawsuit in California alleged iPod
nano is prone to scratches and its alleged defects were not
disclosed by the company.
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