Nokia to recall cell phone batteries
By Tom Stundza -- Purchasing, 8/15/2007 10:46:00 AM
Nokia will replace as many as 46 million batteries in its cellular telephones after discovering the products made by Matsushita Battery Industrial can overheat, the Globe & Mail in Toronto is reporting today. The Finnish company, which is the world's largest cell phone manufacturer, issued the recall after about 100 reported cases of phones short-circuiting during charging.
Nokia has several suppliers that have collectively produced more than 300 million BL-5C batteries. And, although there were no reports of injuries or damage to property, the company decided it was best to issue an advisory about the 46 million Nokia-branded BL-5C batteries manufactured between December, 2005, and November, 2006.
This battery advisory follows a series of battery recalls over the past year. In August 2006, Tokyo-based Sony began replacing 9.6 million notebook computer batteries. Dell also recalled notebook computer batteries. In March 2007, Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo recalled about 205,000 lithium-ion laptop computer batteries made by Japan's Sanyo Electric, warning that they could overheat and cause a fire.
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