Battery Chargers for XBOX ONE Video Game Controllers Recalled by Performance Designed Products Due to Burn Hazard
Energizer® XBOX ONE 2X Smart Chargers have been recalled because the battery chargers can overheat and damage the XBOX ONE video game controller, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled battery chargers and contact Performance Designed Products to return the chargers for a full refund.
Please contact Performance Designed Products at 800-263-1156 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or online at www.pdp.com and click on Safety Recall for more information.
About 121,000 units were sold in the U.S. (In addition, about 7,250 were sold in Canada and 2,560 in Mexico)
This recall involves Energizer® XBOX ONE 2X Smart Chargers used to charge XBOX ONE video game controllers. The chargers are black plastic and measure about 3.5 inches long, 5 inches wide and 11 inches tall. “Energizer®” is printed on the charger’s label. Item number 048-052-NA is printed on the bottom of the chargers. The chargers hold up to two XBOX controllers.
The company has received 24 reports of the chargers overheating and deforming the charger’s plastic cover, including 6 reports of chargers emitting a burning odor. No injuries have been reported.
Units were sold at:
Best Buy, GameStop and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and other online retailers from February 2016 through February 2017 for about $40.
Units were manufactured In China.
Battery chargers for Xbox One video game controllers have been recalled, according to the Consumer Product safety Commission. More than 100,000 Energizer battery chargers for Xbox One controllers have been recalled over a burn hazard. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says the boost Xbox One 2X smart Chargers can overheat, posing the hazard. Here we are describing Xbox One news.