Sony battery recall affects up to 35,000 notebooks
by Ray.Ibanez on 10/11/08 at 2:00 pm
There has been a recall issued to consumers that have notebooks with Sony Lithium-Ion batteries. The recall is affecting notebook owners of HP, Dell, Toshiba and Compaq models manufactured in Japan. The press release stated that there were 19 reports of batteries overheating with 17 reports of fires and two consumers experiencing minor burns.
The Recall affects the following notebooks:
• 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
-Ray
[Source: thegadgetblog]
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