Griffin battery chargers and adapters

2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Mar 13, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

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2reports to CPSC
Mar 13, 2018the latest report was made
Mar 8, 2017the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: Griffin
Maker: GRIFFIN TECHNOLOGYMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Battery chargers and adaptersCPSC’s product type: Battery Chargers/Adapters (code 883), in Electronics: Batteries & Chargers

Other ways the reports write the brand (1)

“Griffin Technology PowerBlock for iPad, iPhone and iPod, 2.1”

By month

1 report from April 2017 to March 2018; the most in March 2018, 1. 1 earlier report, since March 2017, is in the table.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
March 2018	1
March 2017	1

How badly anyone was hurt

No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

No one hurt
Made Mar 13, 2018, sent to the company Jul 27, 2018, published by CPSC Aug 10, 2018

The product, in the report: 2 in 1 universal charging cable

(03/13/2018) The consumer stated that she put the phone on the car seat after plugging the charger into the charger port in her car. As she was driving, she smelled smoke. This happened about 10-15 seconds after plugging in the phone. The phone had slid halfway under her scarf that was on the seat and the scarf had caught on fire. The consumer was able to pull the car over and put the fire out with her hands.
The part of the cord that is closest to the phone had melted.
The damage was contained to the cord and the scarf.
(03/13/2018)The consumer contacted the firm. She was asked to send pictures of the product. The consumer was also offered a new charger.

Model
GC39137
UPC
608538739221 6
Bought from
Best Buy, Michigan
Bought
Jun 3, 2017, about then
Where
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan: Other
Who was involved
Female
The reporter’s relation to them
Unspecified
As this report names them
Brand Griffin, made or sold by GRIFFIN TECHNOLOGY
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

CPSC report 20180313-408A4-1742876. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
No one hurt
Made Mar 8, 2017, sent to the company Apr 14, 2017, published by CPSC Apr 28, 2017

The product, in the report: Griffin Technology USB charger for iPad, iPhone and iPod, 2.1 amp

I have two PowerBlock USB charger adapters model P2417 where a fold down power plug metal prong has broken off on each. In one case the metal prong remained in the outlet which poses an electrical shock hazard especially if both prongs would break off and remain in the outlet. I find it unusual that the same problem happened to both and that this is during normal use and not mishandling of the adapters. Others have reported this issue online. The folding prongs are similar to [REDACTED] power adapters design. I have a couple of these [REDACTED] power adapters and have used them quite extensively over the last are 3 years and they have not broken as the Griffin ones have.

Model
P2417
Bought from
Wal Mart, California
Bought
Jul 1, 2015, about then
Where
Pleasanton, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 44, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
My Spouse
As this report names them
Brand Griffin Technology PowerBlock for iPad, iPhone and iPod, 2.1, made or sold by GRIFFIN TECHNOLOGY
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

The company’s comments, in its own words

(4/26/2017) GRIFFIN TECHNOLOGY: Although this product has not been manufactured for a few years, we did manage to find 3 samples which we had retained in house. We performed testing on the mechanical strength, which had previously passed IEC60950-1 certification. According to our Director of Quality: we performed some durability testing on this PowerBlock. We attached it to a force gauge and applied force to each angle of the plugs while extended.
The downward angle push force test I was only able to get to 92N because I was worried the plug was going to break off, but this is well into customer abuse territory (See deformation in pics attached). Both the straight pull, and side push test of the plugs either met or exceeded 100N. After testing, the Powerblock was tested for function and it passed after each test. In addition, after reviewing with our Customer Support department, they have no record of this customer (or any other customers) reporting this issue. Over the years, we have received reports on products such as this, which usually turn out to be improper use, such as plugging in an AC adapter behind furniture or in a pathway, where unnatural force may occur. Without obtaining samples from the customer, we cannot confirm that this was the case, but would welcome the opportunity to examine the samples. The product is no longer in production or sold in any of our channels. (5/24/2017) GRIFFIN TECHNOLOGY: We would like to modify our comments, as well as apologize to the customer. Once our Customer Support Manager was supplied with additional details, he did find the communication with the customer, and stated that he was not satisfied with our response, and has addressed this with the customer rep involved. We would still like to have the opportunity to examine the customer’s units, if at all possible. All of the information we have in front of us, indicates the product should not have failed, under proper use. But we certainly owe it to the customer to exhaust every effort to find out why the product failed.

CPSC report 20170308-37EB5-2147405383. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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Griffin battery chargers and adapters

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