In an announcement made on Thursday, tech giant Apple said that it is issuing a major recall of AC wall plug adapters bundled with its MacBook laptops and iPads between 2003 and 2015, in select countries. The under-recall adapters were also included in the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit.

According to the Apple announcement, the countries in which the company is recalling AC wall plug adapters sold with MacBook laptops and iPads include continental Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea.

About the reason prompting the recall of AC wall plug adapters packaged with select MacBooks and iPads, Apple said that a design flaw in the adapters - which were shipped outside the US in the last 12 years - can cause the pin to break off in sockets; thereby posing a potential risk of electrical shock if a broken AC plug is touched.

Apple has revealed that the defect in the AC wall plug adapters has reportedly been the reason for electrical shock to users in at least 12 incidents.

In announcing the recall of AC wall plug adapters, Apple said that it will voluntarily give the users of the recall-affected AC wall plug adapters a new, redesigned model 'free of cost.'