Yep, you heard me right, it's not spam, scam or anything. Microsoft is recalling the AC cords of a few of their Surface products, so if you own one of them like me, well sign up here, put the serial number of your device and your address in and you might get a new cord by mail! Pretty nice as mine broke sometime last year and I was too lazy (either that or not enough money) to get a new one.
https://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/warranty-service-and-recovery/powercord
What wrong did the AC cords have? Did they all have defects that caused them to break faster than normal?
Pretty much, yes.