Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Recall Timeline

2 samsung announces global recall of 2 5 million note 7 phones citing faulty batteries.

Samsung galaxy note 7 recall timeline. The week before a southwest airlines flight is. Timeline of events august 2. Samsung unveils the galaxy note7. Consumer product safety commission formally.

Samsung announces a voluntary global recall of some 2 5 million note 7 phones citing faulty batteries. The samsung galaxy note 7 debacle. The company offers to either refund or replace the device. Alone samsung and the u s.

At a gala event in new york samsung unpacked the note7 it was seen as a nice upgrade to the s7 edge with a better stylus from. Consumer product safety commission. Samsung says to resume note 7 sales in south korea on sept. But it s unclear how drastically it will impact the company s bottom line.

Samsung has announced an expanded recall on all original and replacement galaxy note7 devices sold or exchanged in the united states in cooperation with the u s. The galaxy note 7 recall is one of the industry s largest in history and obviously a major setback for samsung. The following is a chronology of major developments related to samsung s recall of the note 7s since the launch of the smartphones in august. 9 samsung stops exchanging recalled note 7 devices due to reports of replacement phones catching fire just as the original phones did.

Since the affected devices can overheat and pose a safety risk we are asking consumers with a galaxy note7 to power it down and participate in our u s. Decision to ditch the note 7 would cost samsung 9 5 billion in lost sales and put a. 16 florida man sues samsung for burns from note 7 explosion. Samsung distributes flame proof boxes for note 7 recall.

Following worldwide reports of battery failures and fires with the galaxy note 7 in early september 2016 including nearly 100 cases in the u s.