Nokia charger recall: What you need to know
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Nokia, the world's largest cellphone manufacturer, on Monday announced a recall of some 14 million faulty cellphone chargers. The problem? The plastic outer casing on the chargers can separate, exposing the internals (read: shocky parts).
How can you tell if your ringtone-spewing-candybar's charger could jolt you? Nokia says three models made by an outside supplier are affected, and has posted instructions for determining if you've got one of them. These are Nokia-branded, but made by BYD, and may have come bundled with a new phone or been purchased separately. Other, third-party chargers aren't affected (score one for the mall kiosk!)
Basically, check your Nokia's charger to see if it's got a model number of AC-3U, AC-3E, or AC-4U. If it's one of these, head to and enter the details in the form provided, and Nokia will ship one off to you.
We all knew to stay away from spinach a while back and some peanuts were a no-go for a time there, as well as some Chinese drywall, and uh, lead-tainted toys. But how do you stay up on what's been recently recalled? Head over to the , where you can search by type of product, brand name, and type of hazard.
Of course, for EU residents, all of this charger checking may soon be a thing of the past. A proposed universal cell phone charger would use the micro-USB standard, and is gaining traction 鈥� even with Apple. Tired of dealing with cellphone charger wires altogether? We profiled the Duracell MyGrid wireless charging mat and liked a lot about it 鈥� except its price.
