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Edit: Never mind, I misread the article. This recall is for some 2015-model MBPs that were sold in 2017, not the 2017 model. I guess I still don't know which re
by rcthompson 7y ago
Edit: Never mind, I misread the article. This recall is for some 2015-model MBPs that were sold in 2017, not the 2017 model. I guess I still don't know which recall my battery was part of.
Edit 2: It's probably this recall from 1 year ago: https://www.apple.com/support/13inch-macbookpro-battery-replacement/ https://www.apple.com/support/13inch-macbookpro-battery-repl...
Wow, I think I may have had my battery replaced under this recall 2 weeks ago (i.e. a 2 weeks before this announcement). Last year, I had the "service battery" warning, and took my 2017 MBP in to have them look at it, and they confirmed my battery needed replacing (and were going to charge me for it). The battery life was still more or less adequate at the time, and at the time I couldn't afford to part with it for a week, so I said I'd bring it back some other time once it got really bad. That some other time was 2 weeks ago, and this time they confirmed the battery needed replacing, and as I was getting my credit card out to pay for it, they informed me that it was covered under some recall. The store representative didn't have any further details, just "apparently it's covered". I assumed it was some previously-announced recall that I just hadn't heard about, but apparently it was this recall, which they only announced today, a week after I got my MBP back with a new free battery.
FWIW, my turnaround time was 6 days, IIRC. Friday of one week to Thursday of the next. On the other hand, I presumably got in before the rush that will follow this announcement.
- george_perez 7y agoThis is for 2015 MBPs only, so no. Apple does replace some batteries if they are well-documented to have failed because of manufacturer issues though. Also for swelling.
- rcthompson 7y agoOh, I misread the article. It says "sold between September 2015 and February 2017", but it's only talking about 2015 models.