Apple Recalls Beats Pill XL Portable Wireless Speakers Due to Fire Hazard
CPSC recall 15156. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The battery can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact Apple for a $325 Apple Store credit or electronic payment. Apple will provide a postage paid box for consumers to send their Pill XL speaker to Apple.
CPSC recall 15156 has the recall date 3 Jun 2015. The notice names the firm Beats Electronics. The recall has about 222,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2015 has 6,500 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Speakers.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | Apple has received eight reports of incidents of the speakers overheating, including one with a burn to a consumer's finger and one with damage to a consumer's desk. |
|---|---|
| Units | 222,000 |
| Remedy options | Refund |
| Description | This recall involves all Beats Pill XL portable, wireless speakers. The recalled products are plastic, capsule-shaped speakers about 4 inches tall by 13 inches wide by 4 inches deep with a plastic mesh grille on the front and a built-in carrying handle to the rear. The small "b" Beats logo is on the grille and "beatspillXL" is on the handle. The speakers come in five colors black, white, pink, metallic sky and titanium. |
| Product | Beats Pill XL speaker, About 222,000 in the U.S. (and about 11,000 in Canada), Speakers |
| Sold at | Apple Retail Stores and major retail stores nationwide and online at Apple.com and Beatsbydre.com from January 2014 through June 2015 for about $300. |
| Importer | Beats Electronics LLC; Apple Inc |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 222,000Median of 2015: 6,500
- CPSC recalls of 2015
- 305
- Recalls of 2015 with one of the same hazards
- 28%
- Recalls of 2015 in the category Speakers
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name Beats Electronics
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 15156The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. CPSC recall 15156. https://recallregister.com/product/6411-apple-recalls-beats-pill-xl-portable-wireless-speakers-due-to-fire-haz/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 15156 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Apple has received eight reports of incidents of the speakers overheating, including one with a burn to a consumer's finger and one with damage to a consumer's desk.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Apple Retail Stores and major retail stores nationwide and online at Apple.com and Beatsbydre.com from January 2014 through June 2015 for about $300.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 15156?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Refund
- How many units are in CPSC recall 15156?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 222,000 in the U.S. (and about 11,000 in Canada)