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.”