FedEx Supply Chain Recalls Batteries From Refurbished Samsung Galaxy Note 4s

FedEx Supply Chain recalled about 10,200 batteries from refurbished Samsung Galaxy Note 4 smartphones that were distributed as replacement phones through AT&T’s insurance program between December and April, said a Consumer Product Safety Commission notice. FedEx and Samsung determined some of the recalled batteries are counterfeit and show anomalies that can cause batteries to overheat. The batteries weren't supplied as original equipment by Samsung, said CPSC. Consumers who own the recalled battery will receive by mail from FedEx a free, new replacement battery and a postage-paid box to return the recalled one, it said. There was one report of a counterfeit battery overheating but no reports of damage, said CPSC. “FedEx Supply Chain is conducting this recall of non-genuine Samsung batteries as some of them are counterfeit," said a Samsung spokesman Friday. "The refurbishment program was managed by FedEx Supply Chain and operated independently of Samsung."