Recall the Galaxy Note 7 phone on environmental issues to deal with, Samsung starts mass recall of "blast" the washing machine.
United States the morning of November 4, United States consumer product safety Commission (CPSC) in the United States announced in the morning TV news shows, will recall 2.8 million with Samsung-uncover the brand washing machines. Until then, uncover the brand washing machines has given rise to 730 of "blast" accident, in which 9 people were injured.
In the United States damaged Samsung washing machine.
Receiving United States Broadcasting Company (ABC) television on good morning United States program in an interview, United States consumer product safety Commission Chairman Elliot Kaye said: "the terrible problem we now face is that these completely bombed off the lid of the washing machine. And there have been lots of accidents reported. "
In the United States damaged Samsung washing machine.
Kaye added that, the washing machine lid "not fully fixed because of design flaws, leading washing machine lid flew out."
United States consumer product safety Commission recall information official website shows that the recall products affect Samsung 34 models sold during March 2011 to November 2016-uncover the washing machine.
The United States recalled the affected Samsung washing machine model list
Samsung washing machine of the "explosion" is different from the cell phone battery explosion, not by sparks caused by thermal-explosion, more accurately say that when swinging at high speed automatic disintegration of parts caused by shaking, but the words used in foreign media reports are generally explosion, meaning the explosion.
This recall is not the first time Samsung washing machine products. A Samsung official statements released last year showed that as early as 2013, the company "security issue" in Australia recall 6 models-uncover the washing machine. But the reason for this different, mainly "lid melted because of the heat", "top burning and causing internal damage."
Australia recall Samsung washing machine.
On September 28, the United States consumer product safety Commission has issued a warning, received several Samsung uncover washing machine "explosion" report from March 2011 to April 2016 production of washing machines, but there was no specific models.
At that time, Samsung said on its official website, the washing machine is limited to part of the affected manufactured before April 18, 2016-uncover the washing machine, front cover drum washing machines are not affected. Samsung did not disclose the specific washing machine model affected, only provides a link for users to enter the purchased product serial number, check to see if your purchased product affected.
United States cable news network (CNN) reported that in August this year, in the washing machine has exploded more than United States users to Samsung filed a federal class-action lawsuit. According to court documents, a Texas woman who affected, impact is too great when the washing machine exploded, scattering parts broke through a wall in her garage. A Georgia woman who had similar experiences claim that washing machine explosion sounds "like bombs being detonated."
CNN report also mentioned that the class-action lawsuit against Samsung also contains many similar reports. Reports also mentioned that Samsung after the explosion occurred "soon Act attempted to collect and destroy all evidence of defective machines."
As of press time ago, Samsung does not sell to the Chinese market the brand washing machine responded to the same questions. Coal prices rise too fast the State development