“Apple has issued a recall for a ‘limited number’ of faulty USB-C charging cables, which were included with MacBook$1,289.00 at Amazon computers through June 2015,” Angela Moscaritolo reports for PC Magazine. “Affected cords ‘may fail due to a design issue,’ the company said. ‘As a result, your MacBook may not charge or only charge intermittently when it’s connected to a power adapter with an affected cable.'”
“The company is now offering all eligible customers a free replacement cord. The recall also covers Apple USB-C charging cables that were sold as a standalone accessory,” Moscaritolo reports. “Affected cables have the words “Designed by Apple in California” followed by “Assembled in China” stamped on them. The new, redesigned cables include a serial number after that text.”
“If your cable includes a serial number, you’re good to go,” Moscaritolo reports. “If not, you may be eligible for a replacement.”
More info in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Serial numbers, good. No serial number, bad. If the latter, get a free replacement ASAP!
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The description of the cable represents far more than Amazon or retail accessories. I will check if mine has a SN. We are approaching the realm of ridiculous, when add long serial numbers to cables.
Whatever happened to “K.I.S.?” I suppose there is a difference between “elegantly simple” vs “simply elegant”
IMO, just showing up with your MacBook should entitle you to a free USB-C cable, if they’re known to be defective.
Cables have HUGE overhead, and this shouldn’t be difficult for Apple to deal with.
Don’t even think of upgrading OSX until you get your new cable! 😉
Apple has had consistently BAD cable quality for years. Why the frack can’t they get a decent supplier and stick with them? Is this the result of low bidding from crap producers? Who keeps being fooled by this foolishness? It’s COSTING Apple!
BTW: This is me ranting in part because I have black electrical tape on two cracked parts of the charging cable for my MacBook Pro 2013. I defensively applied the tape because I had a charging cable for my old 2003 MacBook short, spark and smoke at me a few years back. Apple kindly replaced it for free. But why was is crap cable let out to the public in the first place?! Cheap cheap cheap.
great article