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Timeline
2nd September 2016,
Samsung suspended sales of the Galaxy Note 7 and
announced a voluntary recall after it was found that a
manufacturing defect in the phones’ batteries had caused
some of them to generate excessive heat, resulting in fires
and explosions.
15 September, 2016
U.S. recall. Samsung exchanged the affected phones for a
new one which utilized batteries sourced from a different
supplier. However, in early October 2016, reports emerged
of incidents where these replacement phones also caught
on fire.
10 October 2016
In response to the new incidents, Samsung announced that
it would once again suspend sales of the Galaxy Note 7 and
recall all devices worldwide.
11 October 2016
Samsung announced that it would permanently cease its
production of Galaxy Note 7.
