Samsung expands Note 7 recall in US to include replacement phones

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Samsung has expanded its recall of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in the US to include all replacement devices offered after the originals were found prone to catch fire&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The move&comma; announced by Samsung and the Consumer Product Safety Commission&comma; came after the company said earlier this week it was discontinuing the product following reports the replacements were also overheating&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The product safety agency said that 1&period;9 million original and replacement phones are subject to the expanded recall&comma; including a million Note 7s sold after the first round on September 15&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The agency said there were 96 reports of batteries in Note 7 phones overheating in the US&comma; including 23 new reports since the first recall announcement last month&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The company received 13 reports of burns and 47 of property damage associated with the phones&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Consumers should immediately stop using and power down all Galaxy Note 7 devices&comma; including Note 7 devices received as replacements in the previous recall&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the agency said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The botched recall is raising questions about Samsung&&num;8217&semi;s initial analysis of the Note 7 phone&&num;8217&semi;s problems&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At first&comma; Samsung said a minor manufacturing error in the batteries for the Note 7 was causing the phones to overheat&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The problem with the replacements is still unclear&period; Experts say Samsung may have rushed to conclude the Note 7&&num;8217&semi;s problem was a battery issue and it may take a long time to find the real cause&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Seeking to retain customers&comma; Samsung is giving an incentive of a &dollar;100 credit to Note 7 owners who switch to another of its phones&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Note 7 was one of the most expensive smartphones in the market with all the latest technologies&comma; including the ability to unlock by scanning an iris&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ecf36634cd0">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; function &lpar;&rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; false &equals;&equals;&equals; &lpar; window&period;isWatlV1 &quest;&quest; false &rpar; &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&sol;&sol; Use Aditude scripts&period;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings &equals; window&period;tudeMappings &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings&period;push&lpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;divId&colon; 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ecf36634cd0'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;format&colon; 'belowpost'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; document&period;readyState &equals;&equals;&equals; 'loading' &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;document&period;addEventListener&lpar; 'DOMContentLoaded'&comma; window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; else &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback&lpar;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>


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