San Francisco April 21 (IANS) In a bid to compensate for some manufacturing defects Apple has rolled out a battery replacement programme for its "non-Touch Bar 13-inch MacBook Pro" devices.
The Cupertino-headquartered tech giant claimed that there have been issues with a "small" number of MacBook Pros assembled between October 2016 and October 2017 9to5Mac reported on Friday.
"Apple has determined that in a limited number of 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) units a component may fail causing the built-in battery to expand " Apple said in its Support page.
"This is not a safety issue and Apple will replace eligible batteries free of charge. Affected units were manufactured between October 2016 and October 2017 and eligibility is determined by the product serial number " it added.
The programme will be available for five years since the original release of the "non-Touch Bar 13-inch MacBook Pro".
Apple however will not extend the standard warranty coverage of the devices.
Users can contact the iPhone-maker for refunds if they have already paid for battery replacement according to the report.
This programme does not affect 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar or older 13-inch MacBook Pro models Apple said.
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