Faulty Batteries Prompt iPod Nano Recall in Korea

eeno's iPod, post meltdown

UPDATE: According to today’s reports, Apple will not recall iPod Nanos in Korea, but exchange faulty batteries.

An Apple Korea spokesman denied the recall, telling  Joong An Daily the problem iPod Nano products were sold between September 2005 and December 2006. These products are no longer being sold in any of Apple Korea’s stores.

Apple will recall first-generation iPod Nanos in Korea after complaints that faulty batteries cause the MP3 devices to overheat and explode.

Since December 2008, four users filed complaints with the the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards over bugged iPod Nanos — three of them were for battery meltdowns while recharging.

The agency prodded Apple to recall first-gen iPod Nanos; Apple agreed to accept the recall recommendation but refused further comment.

Reports of iPod Nano battery meltdown have cropped up before, Japanese government launched an investigation into battery snafus in 2008.

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Via Korea Herald, WSJ

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