Apple Opens Mid-2015 15-inch MacBook Pro Battery Recall, Urges Customers to Stop Using Machines

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If you use one of these machines, you need to review this article by Apple:

Apple today announced a voluntary recall of a limited number of older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro units which contain a battery that may overheat and pose a safety risk. The units were sold primarily between September 2015 and February 2017 and can be identified by their product serial number.

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Because customer safety is a top priority, Apple is asking customers to stop using affected 15-inch MacBook Pro units. Customers should visit apple.com/support/15-inch-macbook-pro-battery-recall for details on product eligibility and how to have a battery replaced, free of charge.

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Yikes. Make sure to check your machines gang.

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Thanks for the heads up (you gave on 512 Pixels)!

My machine at work is affected…

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Guess I’ll be without my Precious for a couple of weeks.

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My mid-2015 retina macbook pro is not affected. I feel disappointed. What is wrong with me? LOL!

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Fortunately, my mid-2015 Retina MacBook Pro is not affected.

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New battery would have been nice, but not 1-2 weeks without my laptop.

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Original post title edited to reflect the expanded recall as of 2019-06-29.

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The recall was not expanded. As Apple said it its original post, the “Mid-2015” models were sold until 2017. They did not add additional models to the recall. Here’s the somewhat confusing government page:

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