Samsung Canada issued a recall for more than 20,000 Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on Monday.
In the recall, the company noted the “smartphone battery has the potential to overheat and burn, posing a potential fire hazard.”
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So far only one case of a battery overheating has been reported in Canada but south of the border there have been more than 70 cases reported.
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The phones, which were manufactured in China, were sold between Aug. 19 and Sept. 1.
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Consumers are being urged to immediately power down their phones and “register as soon as possible for the Canadian Product Exchange.”
Note 7 owners can visit Samsung’s recall website here to initiate the exchange process.
You can also call this toll-free phone number: 1-800-517-3507.
With files from Canadian Press
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