Target stores recalling 90,000 USB ‘heyday’ charging cables due to shock and fire hazards

This week, the Target Corporation issued a recall of the heyday 3 Foot Lightning USB charging cable.  Target, in conjunction with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC,) reported that the cables present a clear and present hazard as the metal around the cord can become electrically charged if it contacts the USB wall charger plug prongs while charging, posing shock and fire hazards.

Target has sold and is recalling approximately 90,000 units of the heyday cable that were sold in their brick and mortar retail stores nationwide and online at www.target.com from June 2018 through January 2019 for about $15.

Consumers should immediately stop using the product and return the recalled cable to any Target store for a full refund.

Target has received 14 reports of the cables smoking, sparking or igniting, including two reports of consumer finger burns.

The heyday 3 Foot Lightning USB charging cables are used to charge cellphones and other electronics that use lightning connector charging cables. The metal charging cable is purple, green and blue iridescent.

The word “heyday” is printed on the cable’s connector. The model number 080 08 8261 is printed on the side of the product’s packaging. The official recall number is 19-129.

Report an Incident Involving this Product

For additional information, consumers can call Target at 800-440-0680 between 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT daily or go online to www.target.com and click on “Recalls” at the bottom of the page, then on “Electronics” or click on the “Product Recalls” tab on Target’s Facebook page for more information.

For more on the Target heyday cable recall alert, see the video accompanying this article.

(Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission)

~ Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today / Connect with Richard on Facebook and Twitter

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