MSI has addressed the NVIDIA RTX 5090 "recall rumor", claiming that the allegations are false and that the retailer reporting it isn't an authorized one.
It was a bit of a shocker when we reported yesterday about a retailer in the Netherlands claiming that NVIDIA is recalling the GeForce RTX 5090s because of a "fire hazard" risk, citing that an MSI SUPRIM variant was recalled, according to the retailer. The news made headlines all over, and it might have panicked out MSI, who were quick enough to release a press release to address the rumor, and here's what they had to say:
We had the unpleasant surprise of learning on 03/06/2025, through an article on Kitguru website Link, that a Dutch retailer—UW GAME SPECIALIST—allegedly informed a customer that they were unable to fulfill their order because 5 GeForce RTX 5090 32G Suprim SOC from our brand had supposedly been recalled due to a fire hazard.
With this statement, we would like to make it clear that these allegations are absolutely false, that no recall program is in progress, and that our products present no such risk. Furthermore, we would like to specify that this retailer is not one of MSI's partners, and we do not work with them.
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