Voluntary Recall of NVIDIA Shield K1 Tablets: Difference between revisions

In 2015, NVIDIA voluntarily recalled certain SHIELD Tablets sold between July 2014 and July 2015 after discovering a fire hazard caused by defective lithium-ion batteries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2015-07-31 |title=Notice for NVIDIA Tablet Customers {{!}} Voluntary Recall of NVIDIA SHIELD Tablets |url=https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/notice-for-nvidia-tablet-customers |url-status=live |access-date=2025-10-21 |website=NVIDIA Newsroom}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=NVIDIA Recalls Tablet Computers Due to Fire Hazard |url=https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2015/NVIDIA-Recalls-Tablet-Computers |access-date=2025-10-21 |website=United States Consumer Product Safety Commission}}</ref> While the recall aimed to protect users from overheating risks, it also resulted in thousands of devices becoming permanently disabled ("bricked") through firmware updates{{Citation needed}}. Because the tablets contained non-removable batteries and NVIDIA offered no replacement parts{{Citation needed}}, affected owners were left with devices that could neither be repaired nor safely shipped for disposal. This raised long-term concerns over digital ownership, repairability, and the environmental impact of bricked consumer hardware.

In August 2015, NVIDIA initiated a '''voluntary global recall''' and urged customers to stop using the affected devices.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

To prevent further risk, a firmware update was released that '''disabled charging''' and, in some cases, fully '''bricked''' the recalled devices once a replacement was requested{{Citation needed}}.