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|Company=NVIDIA | |||
|StartDate=2015 | |||
|EndDate=2015 | |||
|Status=Resolved | |||
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|Product=SHIELD K1 | |||
|ArticleType=Product | |||
|Type=Firmware Lockout, Quality, Safety | |||
|Description=NVIDIA recalled SHIELD K1 tablets that had defective batteries and pushed firmware updates to disable affected devices. | |||
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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=":2">{{Cite web |title=NVIDIA SHIELD TABLET RECALL PROGRAM |url=https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/shield/support/tabletrecall/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516200325/https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/shield/support/tabletrecall/ |archive-date=2019-05-16 |website=NVIDIA}}</ref><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.<ref><nowiki>https://www.reddit.com/r/theNvidiaShield/comments/3gxncf/recalled_shield_tablet_bricked_at_1114_pm_est/</nowiki></ref> Because the tablets contained non-removable batteries<ref name=":2" />, 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 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=":2">{{Cite web |title=NVIDIA SHIELD TABLET RECALL PROGRAM |url=https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/shield/support/tabletrecall/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516200325/https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/shield/support/tabletrecall/ |archive-date=2019-05-16 |website=NVIDIA}}</ref><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.<ref><nowiki>https://www.reddit.com/r/theNvidiaShield/comments/3gxncf/recalled_shield_tablet_bricked_at_1114_pm_est/</nowiki></ref> Because the tablets contained non-removable batteries<ref name=":2" />, 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. | ||