The Gadget Blog » product recalls http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog Gadget News - Gadget Reviews - Gadget Tech Specs Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:14:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Recall Warning: Up to 35,000 Sony Laptop Batteries Affected http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog/recall-warning-up-to-35000-sony-batteries-affected/ http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog/recall-warning-up-to-35000-sony-batteries-affected/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:14:26 +0000 Rico Mossesgeld http://www.thegadgetblog.com/2008/11/10/recall-warning-up-to-35000-sony-batteries-affected/ Post from: The Gadget Blog

]]> Though the brand of the affected Lithium-Ion batteries are Sony, affected customers include owners of HP, Toshiba, and Dell computers. The models listed below may use the affected batteries, which were manufactured in Japan.

If you happen to be an owner of any of the following:

  • HP Pavilion: dv1000, dv8000 and zd8000
  • Compaq Presario: v2000 and v2400
  • HP Compaq: nc6110, nc6120, nc6140, nc6220, nc6230, nx4800, nx4820, nx6110, nx6120, nx9600
  • Toshiba Satellite: A70/A75, P30/P5, M30X/M35X, M50/M55
  • Toshiba Tecra: A3, A5, S2
  • Dell Latitude: 110L
  • Dell Inspiron: 1100, 1150, 5100, 5150, 5160

Read the full “voluntary recall” press release now. If you need more reason, here’s the incident/injury report summary: “There have been 19 reports of the batteries overheating, including 17 reports of flames/fire (10 resulting in minor property damage). Two consumers experienced minor burns.”

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