Dell Issues Notebook Battery Recall

SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
edited December 2005 in Science & Tech
Dell on Friday said it is working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall and replace about 35,000 battery packs sold to corporations and consumers worldwide between October 2004 and October 2005. The batteries, which were bundled with Dell notebooks and also sold as add-ons via the company's Web site and catalogs, can overheat and thus pose a fire risk, Dell said in a statement.
The battery packs named in the Dell recall were sold along with its Latitude D410, D505, D510, D600, D610, D800 and D810 business machines; Inspiron 510M, 600M, 6000, 8600, 9200 and 9300; and its second-generation XPS laptop for consumers, in addition to its Precision M20 and M70 mobile workstations.

The packs, which are stamped with "made in Japan" or "made in China," include model numbers 3K590, C5340, X5308, F5132, U5882, U5867, C2603, 6P922 and C5446, according to Dell's Web site.
Source: Eweek

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  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited December 2005
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