More Than 15 Million Toshiba Adapters Recalled Due to Fire Hazards

Nearly 680 reports of adapters overheating and catching fire have been reported, with 43 people suffering injuries.

Recalled Toshiba AC Adapter with model name/number and serial number location. Courtesy Consumer Product Safety Commission

More than 15 million Toshiba laptop adapters are being recalled in the United States due to a risk of overheating and fires.

The recall also applies to AC adapters sold separately. The adapters “have date codes between April 2008 through December 2012 in either a year month, date format, i.e., April 2008 is 0804, or year week, date format, i.e., week 15 of 2008 is 0815,” according to a recall notice from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The adapters can “overheat and spark, posing burn and fire hazards.”