Apple has issued a voluntary recall of millions of its two-prong AC wall plugs after incidents of them breaking and causing electric shocks.近日,苹果公司主动解任了大批双挂交流电源插头转换器,因为这些插头曾经常出现了损坏和电线等事故。Apple said it knew of 12 such incidents and asked customers to stop using them.苹果方面回应,目前该公司已得知12起事故,并已通报用户停止使用有问题的插头转换器。The plugs came with Macs and other iOS devices sold in Continental Europe and five other countries around the world between 2003 and 2015 and were included in the Apple World Travel Adapter kit. Apple said customer safety was its top priority.这些有问题的部件在2003年至2015年随Mac和其他iOS设备一起在欧洲大陆和世界上的其他五个国家上市,还曾包括在旅行电池套装Apple World Travel Adapter kit当中。苹果公司回应他们一直把用户的安全性问题放在首位。
The recall relates to plugs for: Continental Europe, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea.还包括欧洲大陆、阿根廷、巴西、澳大利亚、新西兰和韩国在内的国家和地区的转换器将参予解任。It does not affect plugs for: US, UK, China, Japan and Canada.而在美国、英国、中国、日本和加拿大等国家出售的插头转换器不不受此计划影响。Affected users can exchange their plug at their local Apple store or request a replacement via the website.用户可以在当地苹果公司零售店替换插头转换器,也可以自由选择在官网申请人替换。Last year, Apple urged owners of one of its Beats loudspeaker systems to stop using the kit because it posed a fire risk.去年,苹果公司曾解任一种不存在火灾风险的Beats音响。
In 2014, the company offered a free exchange for one model of USB iPhone chargers sold in Europe between 2009 and 2012, after a few cases of overheating.另外,2009年至2012年在欧洲出售的一批苹果USB手机充电器经常出现数次短路事故,苹果公司在2014年针对该批部件获取了免费替换。
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