Apple Recalls 15-inch MacBook Pro's For Risk of Batteries Catching Fire

Update (fourteen Aug, 2019):

Well, the title makes it pretty clear that the faulty batteries could be a fire hazard. Thus, the Us Federal Aviation Assistants (FAA) has banned 2015 MacBook Pro models from being carried on a flight. All of the major airlines have been alerted of the hazard, which means you cannot cheque-in or carry a faulty MacBook Pro onboard.

You can bring 2015 MacBook Pro'southward on a flight with you once you lot get the battery replaced though.

Showtime, information technology was the butterfly keyboard on the new-gen MacBooks and now it'due south the battery on older-gen MacBooks. The MacBook Pro has been plagued with one problem afterwards some other. Continuing the cycle, Apple today appear a voluntary think for some units of the 15-inch MacBook Pro because they pose a safety adventure.

Yes, 15-inch MacBook Pro units manufactured betwixt September 2015 and Feb 2017 are said to have faulty batteries that can overheat and take hold of burn. This means non every MacBook Pro sold during the said time frame is at risk, but instead, it'due south the 2015 MacBook Pro with a Retina display and no Impact Bar that is affected.

Apple would still accept sold a huge number of 15-inch MacBook Pro units in the specified time period, and information technology is warning users to stop using the affected laptops right abroad. There's a dedicated support page for the xv-inch MacBook Pro Battery Call back Program, that you lot can head to, and but enter the series number of your old MacBook Pro (found under the 'Nigh this Mac' choice) to see if it's eligible for the complimentary battery replacement from Apple. If yous're eligible, and then your ageing MacBook Pro will get a new lease at life.

In its official press release, Apple added, "Customer safety is always Apple'due south top priority, and we have voluntarily decided to replace afflicted batteries, free of charge."This was enough to remind me of the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, where the batteries kept fuming and exploding non-stop and Samsung had to do a major recall of the entire batch of its new Galaxy Note 7. It non only resulted in huge losses but also diluted trust in Samsung.

Apple is beingness cautious equally e'er and wants to avert a similar disaster from defacing its brand image and trust among consumers. And then, if you're using an old-gen MacBook Pro, brand sure you check whether your laptop will go a free battery replacement, and exercise spread the word among your peers.