(Bloomberg) – U.S. safety regulators started an official recall of Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, about two weeks after the company halted sales of the devices following reports that they are susceptible to catching fire and exploding.
Samsung is recalling about 1 million of the phones because a battery flaw can lead to overheating, posing a serious burn hazard to consumers, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday in a statement. That represents about 97 percent of the Note 7 devices that hit the U.S. market, CPSC chairman Elliot Kaye said at a press conference.
Short circuit
Samsung told regulators the phone's battery was slightly too big for its compartment and the tight space pinched the battery, causing it to short circuit, Kaye said.
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